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Russian word of the day: Подумать

Feb 24, 2019 (see all)
поду́мать
[ pa-dú-mat' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative, Prepositional
Imperfective - ду́мать (see below)
to think
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The imperfective aspect

ду́мать [dú-mat'] Verb , imperfective
to think

Examples

  • Никогда́ бы не поду́мала, что тако́е мо́жет случи́ться.

    nee-kag-dá by nye pa-dú-ma-la chto ta-kó-ye mó-zhet slu-chée-tsa

    I would never have thought that this could happen.

  • Мы поду́мали и реши́ли оста́ться.

    my pa-dú-ma-lee ee ree-shée-lee as-tá-tsa

    We thought it over and decided to stay.

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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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