уметь

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic оумѣти (uměti), from Proto-Slavic *uměti. Cognate to ум (um).

Pronunciation

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Verb

уме́ть • (umétʹ) impf (perfective суме́ть)

  1. to be able to; can
  2. to know how to

Conjugation

Conjugation of уме́ть (class 1a imperfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
△ Irregular.
imperfective aspect
infinitive уме́ть
umétʹ
participles present tense past tense
active уме́ющий
uméjuščij		 уме́вший
umévšij
passive — —
adverbial уме́я
uméja,
уме́ючи△
uméjuči△		 уме́в
umév,
уме́вши
umévši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) уме́ю
uméju		 бу́ду уме́ть
búdu umétʹ
2nd singular (ты) уме́ешь
uméješʹ		 бу́дешь уме́ть
búdešʹ umétʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) уме́ет
uméjet		 бу́дет уме́ть
búdet umétʹ
1st plural (мы) уме́ем
uméjem		 бу́дем уме́ть
búdem umétʹ
2nd plural (вы) уме́ете
uméjete		 бу́дете уме́ть
búdete umétʹ
3rd plural (они́) уме́ют
uméjut		 бу́дут уме́ть
búdut umétʹ
imperative singular plural
уме́й
uméj		 уме́йте
uméjte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) уме́л
umél		 уме́ли
uméli
feminine (я/ты/она́) уме́ла
uméla
neuter (оно́) уме́ло
umélo

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