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"To think" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 06, 2017 (see all)
ду́мать
[ dú-mat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - поду́мать (see below)
to think
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The perfective aspect

поду́мать [pa-dú-mat'] Verb , perfective
to think
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Examples of "To think" in Russian

  • Ты в своём уме́? Ты каки́м ме́стом ду́маешь?

    ty f sva-yóm u-myé? ty ka-kéem myés-tam dú-ma-eesh?

    Are you out of your mind? Which of your parts do use for thinking?

  • Я ду́мала, что мы договори́лись, ра́зве нет?

    ya dú-ma-la, chto my da-ga-va-rée-lees', ráz-vee nyet?

    I thought we had an agreement, did not we?

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Same stem words

приду́мывать [pree-dú-my-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to think out, to devise, to contrive, to invent
заду́мчивый [za-dúm-chee-vyî] Adjective
thoughtful, pensive, meditative
заду́маться [za-dú-ma-tsa] Verb , perfective
to begin to think, to be lost in thoughts; to hesitate

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Related words
лежа́ть to lie (position), to be somewhere (about inanimate objects)
захоте́ть to want, to feel like; to wish
поня́ть to understand, to comprehend; to see; to realize
уме́ть can, to be able, to know how

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