Russian Verb: видеть (To See)
Written byAlina Sinitcyna
The verb видеть (to see) is used mainly in the infinitive or past tense and tends to have a frequentative sense. On the other hand, it is a verb of sense and takes the accusative case, like in English, always taking direct objects. The following table shows the proper way to conjugate видеть (to see) in its main tenses.
Russian Verb Conjugator
| ImperfectiveAspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Present Tense | ||
| 1st Person Singular | Вижу | |
| 2nd Person Singular | Видишь | |
| 3rd Person Singular | Видит | |
| 1st Person Plural | Видим | |
| 2nd Person Plural | Видите | |
| 3rd Person Plural | Видят | |
| **Past Tense ** | ||
| Masculine | Видел | Увидел |
| Feminine | Видела | Увидела |
| Neuter | Видело | Увидело |
| Plural | Видели | Увидели |
| **Future Tense ** | ||
| 1st Person Singular | Буду Видеть | Увижу |
| 2nd Person Singular | Будешь Видеть | Увидишь |
| 3rd Person Singular | Будет Видеть | Увидит |
| 1st Person Plural | Будем Видеть | Увидим |
| 2nd Person Plural | Будете Видеть | Увидите |
| 3rd Person Plural | Будут Видеть | Увидят |
| **Command Form ** | ||
| Informal | Смотри | Увидь |
| Formal | Смотрите | Увидьте |
| Subjunctive Mood | ||
| Masculine | ви́дел бы | уви́дел бы |
| Feminine | ви́дела бы | уви́дела бы |
| Neuter | ви́дело бы | уви́дело бы |
| Plural | ви́дели бы | уви́дели бы |
| Derivatives | ||
| Present Active Participle | ви́дящий | |
| Past Active Participle | ви́девший | уви́девший |
| Present Passive Participle | ви́димый | |
| Verbal Adverb (Gerund) | ви́дя | уви́дев, уви́девши |
Sample sentences:
- My grandmother likes to see landscapes.
- Моя бабушка любит видеть ландшафты.
- They saw an accident the last month.
- они **видели **аварию в прошлом месяце.
- Sasha and Anna have seen the new library.
- Саша и Анна видели новую библиотеку.
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