Present tense#
Conjugation- яIзвучу
- тыyou (sg)звучишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itзвучит
- мыweзвучим
- выyou (pl)звучите
- ониtheyзвучат
Future tense#
Future Tense- яIбуду звучать
- тыyou (sg)будешь звучать
- он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет звучать
- мыweбудем звучать
- выyou (pl)будете звучать
- ониtheyбудут звучать
Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheзвучал
- онаsheзвучала
- оноitзвучало
- ониtheyзвучали
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
звучи
to a group / formal
звучите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active presentзвучащий
- Active pastзвучавший
- Adverbial (present)звуча
- Adverbial (past)звучав, звучавши
Examples#
Музыка звучит на улице.
Music is playing outside.
Твоё предложение звучит заманчиво.
Your suggestion sounds tempting.
About this verb#
- Class 5b 'gotcha': looks like a -ать verb but the stem ends in ч and conjugates in the 2nd conjugation with end-stress: звучу, звучишь, звучит, звучат. Mostly used in 3sg/3pl with non-human subjects ('it sounds…'). Aspect partner: прозвучать.
With prefixes#
Prefixes- зазвучатьpfbegin to sound, begin to resound
- отзвучатьpfbe heard no more, sound no more
- прозвучатьimpfsound, ring, resound, be heard
Practice
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