Future tense#
Future Tense- яIупотреблю
- тыyou (sg)употребишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itупотребит
- мыweупотребим
- выyou (pl)употребите
- ониtheyупотребят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheупотребил
- онаsheупотребила
- оноitупотребило
- ониtheyупотребили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
употреби
to a group / formal
употребите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastупотребивший
- Passive pastупотреблённый
- Adverbial (past)употребив
Used with#
- + acc
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Он употребил новое слово в своей статье.
He used a new word in his article.
Лекарство необходимо употребить в течение месяца.
The medication must be used within a month.
About this verb#
- Class 4b -ить verb with the standard б → бл mutation in 1sg (употреблю) and shifting stress: end-stressed in 1sg, stem-stressed from 2sg on. Often paired with abstract direct objects (a word, a method, force).
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