Уменка
Perfectivepridumat

придумать

think up, invent, come up with

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
придумыватьthink of, devise, invent
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпридумаю
  • тыyou (sg)придумаешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпридумает
  • мыweпридумаем
  • выyou (pl)придумаете
  • ониtheyпридумают

Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпридумал
  • онаsheпридумала
  • оноitпридумало
  • ониtheyпридумали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

придумай

to a group / formal

придумайте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпридумавший
  • Passive pastпридуманный
  • Adverbial (past)придумав

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Кто придумал эту шутку?

    Who came up with this joke?

  • Придумай что-нибудь поинте­реснее.

    Come up with something more interesting.

About this verb#

  • Class 1a -ать with the present-future stem in -ай- (придумаю), all stem-stressed. The imperfective придумывать adds the iterative -ыва- suffix without changing the stress pattern. Covers both serious inventing (a method, a name) and casual making-up (an excuse, a joke).

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