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находить (nakhodit') means "to find" in Russian. Present: я (ya) нахожу (nakhozhu), ты (ty) находишь (nakhodish'), он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) находит (nakhodit), мы (my) находим (nakhodim), вы (vy) находите (nakhodite), они (oni) находят (nakhodyat). Below: all 16 tenses we teach, with examples.
Imperfective verbs only — perfective verbs have no present tense. Stem + personal endings, expresses actions happening now, repeated/habitual actions, and general truths; also covers what English marks as the present continuous.
| я (ya) | нахожу (nakhozhu) |
| ты (ty) | находишь (nakhodish') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | находит (nakhodit) |
| мы (my) | находим (nakhodim) |
| вы (vy) | находите (nakhodite) |
| они (oni) | находят (nakhodyat) |
Perfective/imperfective distinction lives in the stem, not the ending: infinitive stem minus -ть + -л (masculine), -ла (feminine), -ло (neuter), -ли (plural) — the same ending set for every verb in the language. Does not mark person, only gender and number; agreement is with the real subject's gender, so "I"/"you (singular)" have separate masculine/feminine forms. Imperfective past describes an ongoing, repeated or general past action, or one whose completion is not in focus.
| я (ya) | находил / находила (nakhodil / nakhodila) |
| ты (ty) | находил / находила (nakhodil / nakhodila) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | находил / находила / находило (nakhodil / nakhodila / nakhodilo) |
| мы (my) | находили (nakhodili) |
| вы (vy) | находили (nakhodili) |
| они (oni) | находили (nakhodili) |
Same -л/-ла/-ло/-ли endings, but on the perfective partner verb's stem (прочитать, поговорить); marks a single completed action or its result, the normal choice for narrating a sequence of finished events.
| я (ya) | нашёл / нашла (nashyol / nashla) |
| ты (ty) | нашёл / нашла (nashyol / nashla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | нашёл / нашла / нашло (nashyol / nashla / nashlo) |
| мы (my) | нашли (nashli) |
| вы (vy) | нашли (nashli) |
| они (oni) | нашли (nashli) |
Future of быть (буду, будешь, будет, будем, будете, будут) + imperfective infinitive. Used for ongoing, repeated or general actions in the future, or when the aspect of the action is not being emphasized.
| я (ya) | буду находить (budu nakhodit') |
| ты (ty) | будешь находить (budesh' nakhodit') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | будет находить (budet nakhodit') |
| мы (my) | будем находить (budem nakhodit') |
| вы (vy) | будете находить (budete nakhodit') |
| они (oni) | будут находить (budut nakhodit') |
The perfective verb's present-tense-shaped conjugation (same endings as an imperfective present) automatically carries future meaning, because a perfective verb cannot describe an ongoing present. Used for a single completed action that will happen once.
| я (ya) | найду (naydu) |
| ты (ty) | найдёшь (naydyosh') |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | найдёт (naydyot) |
| мы (my) | найдём (naydyom) |
| вы (vy) | найдёте (naydyote) |
| они (oni) | найдут (naydut) |
Past-tense form (either aspect) + the invariant, moveable particle бы. There is only one form for past, present and future hypotheticals — context and adverbs (тогда, сейчас, завтра) show the time meant. Used for hypothetical or unreal conditions (usually with если...бы), polite requests and suggestions, and wishes.
| я (ya) | нашёл бы / нашла бы (nashyol by / nashla by) |
| ты (ty) | нашёл бы / нашла бы (nashyol by / nashla by) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | нашёл бы / нашла бы / нашло бы (nashyol by / nashla by / nashlo by) |
| мы (my) | нашли бы (nashli by) |
| вы (vy) | нашли бы (nashli by) |
| они (oni) | нашли бы (nashli by) |
чтобы (что + бы fused into one word) + past-tense form, used after verbs of wanting, asking, ordering something for someone else to do (хочу, чтобы...), in purpose clauses ("in order that"), and after жаль/жалко for regrets. The subordinate verb always takes this чтобы + past shape regardless of the real time of the wish.
| я (ya) | чтобы я нашёл / нашла (chtoby ya nashyol / nashla) |
| ты (ty) | чтобы ты нашёл / нашла (chtoby ty nashyol / nashla) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | чтобы он нашёл / она нашла / оно нашло (chtoby on nashyol / ona nashla / ono nashlo) |
| мы (my) | чтобы мы нашли (chtoby my nashli) |
| вы (vy) | чтобы вы нашли (chtoby vy nashli) |
| они (oni) | чтобы они нашли (chtoby oni nashli) |
True 2nd-person imperative: stem + -й (after a vowel), -и (after a consonant, stressed), or -ь (after a single consonant, unstressed) for "you (singular)"; add -те for "you (plural/formal)". 1st-person plural uses давай(те) + infinitive ("let's..."); 3rd person uses пусть/пускай + the ordinary present or simple-future form (a jussive, not a true imperative). Positive commands typically use the perfective aspect for a single expected action.
| я (ya) | — |
| ты (ty) | находи (nakhodi) — real commands almost always use the perfective найди instead |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть находит (pust' nakhodit) |
| мы (my) | давайте находить (davayte nakhodit') |
| вы (vy) | находите (nakhodite) |
| они (oni) | пусть находят (pust' nakhodyat) |
не + the same imperative forms. Negative commands strongly prefer the imperfective aspect (не читай, not не прочитай), because a perfective negative imperative sounds like a warning against something happening accidentally rather than a plain prohibition.
| я (ya) | — |
| ты (ty) | не находи (ne nakhodi) |
| он / она / оно (on / ona / ono) | пусть не находит (pust' ne nakhodit) |
| мы (my) | давайте не будем находить (davayte ne budem nakhodit') |
| вы (vy) | не находите (ne nakhodite) |
| они (oni) | пусть не находят (pust' ne nakhodyat) |
Dictionary form, ending in -ть (or -ти/-чь for some consonant stems). Used after modal words (нужно, можно, хочу) and other conjugated verbs, and as a verbal noun.
| находить (nakhodit') |
Imperfective verbs only: 3rd-person-plural present stem + -щий, declined like an adjective for gender, case and number (citation form is masculine nominative singular). Means "[who/that is] verb-ing".
| находящий (nakhodyashchiy) |
Past-tense stem (either aspect) + -вший (or -ший after a consonant), declined like an adjective. Means "[who/that] verbed / has verbed".
| находивший / нашедший (nakhodivshiy / nashedshiy) |
Imperfective, mainly transitive verbs: 1st-person-plural present stem + adjective endings (-ый/-ая/-ое). Fairly bookish; not every verb forms one in everyday use (говорить rarely does — a paraphrase like о чём говорится is used instead).
| находимый (nakhodimyy) — rare, bookish |
Mostly from perfective transitive verbs: stem + -нный/-тый, declined like an adjective; has a short form (-н/-т, agreeing only in gender/number) used as the predicate of passive sentences. The everyday way to say "is/was done".
| найденный, short найден/найдена/найдено/найдены (naydennyy, nayden/naydena/naydeno/naydeny) |
Imperfective only: present stem + -я (-а after ж/ш/ч/щ). Invariable; describes an action simultaneous with the main verb's ("while verb-ing").
| находя (nakhodya) |
Perfective only: past stem + -в (-вши before a reflexive -сь, or -ши after a consonant). Invariable; describes a completed action prior to the main verb's ("having verbed").
| найдя (naydya) |
| Она находит время для чтения каждый день. Ona nakhodit vremya dlya chteniya kazhdyy den'. | She finds time to read every day. |
| Найди мне, пожалуйста, ключи. Naydi mne, pozhaluysta, klyuchi. | Find my keys for me, please. |
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