PRESENT TENSE OF UKRAINIAN VERBS
In the Present Tense in Ukrainian there are two types of conjugation depending on which vowel is present in the paradigm of the ending.
Verbs of 1st type conjugation have stem vowel "-Е/Є" and the following endings:
1st pers sing -У/Ю
2nd pers sing -ЕШ/ЄШ
3rd pers sing -Е/Є
1st pers pl -ЕМО/ЄМО
2nd pers pl -ЕТЕ/ЄТЕ
3rd pers pl -УТЬ/ЮТЬ
ЧИТАТИ | ВИВЧАТИ |
Я читаю |
Я вивчаю |
Some verbs may have present tense stems that differ from their corresponding infinitive stems:
ЖИТИ | МОГТИ |
ХОТІТИ |
Я живу |
Я можу |
Я хочу |
The verbs with the infinitive stem in -УВА-/-ЮВА-/-АВА are conjugated as follows:
ПРАЦЮВАТИ | КУПУВАТИ |
ДАВАТИ |
Я працюю |
Я купую |
Я даю |
Verbs with the reflexive suffix -СЯ in 3rd person singular form take the ending -ЄТЬ-.
НАВЧАТИСЯ | ЗАЙМАТИСЯ |
Я навчаюся |
Я займаюся |
Verbs of 2nd type conjugation have vowel "-И/Ї" and the following endings:
1st pers sing -У/Ю
2nd pers sing -ИШ/ЇШ
3rd pers sing -ИТЬ/ЇТЬ
1st pers pl -ИМО/ЇМО
2nd pers pl -ИТЕ/ЇТЕ
3rd pers pl -АТЬ/ЯТЬ
ГОВОРИТИ | СТОЯТИ |
Я говорю |
Я стою |
Verbs with the infinitive stem ending in -Б,-В, -М, or -П have -Л- in the 1st person singular and 3rd person plural.
РОБИТИ |
СТАВИТИ |
Я роблю |
Я ставлю |
Verbs with the infinitive stem ending in -Д have -ДЖ- in the 1st person singular:
СИДІТИ | ХОДИТИ |
Я сиджу |
Я ходжу |
Verbs with the reflexive suffix -СЯ:
ДИВИТИСЯ | БОЯТИСЯ |
Я дивлюся |
Я боюся |
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