07/06/2023
Verbs in Russian, the infinitive
Let's dive into the world of Russian verbs! Every word that can be modified in Russian has an initial form, and for verbs, that's the infinitive. The infinitive is the form of the verb that you'll find in the dictionary, and it only denotes an action, state, or process without giving any information about time, gender, person, or number.
When we use a verb in its infinitive form, it answers two questions: "what to do?" and "what to do with it?" For example, "бегать" means "to run," while "побегать" means "to have a run."
The infinitive is formed by adding a suffix to the base of the verb.
▶ The most common suffixes are -ть/-ться, -ти, and -чь/-чься.
▶ Suffixes -ть/-ться are used when they're preceded by a vowel suffix, such as in "лежать" (to lie) or "слежаться" (to clod).
▶ Suffix -ти is used when there's a consonant letter in front of it, like in "грести" (to scull) or "трясти" (to shake).
▶ And finally, the endings -чь/-чься are used in verbs like "печь" (to bake) or "печься" (to care for).
Remember that the suffix -ти is usually stressed, except when the verb has a prefix like in "прийтѝ" (to come) or "вы̀йти" (to leave), where the stress falls on the prefix instead.
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