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The 100 most common verbs in Russian 🇷🇺

Russian verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Russian	English	Example
1	быть	to be
2	мочь	can, be able to
3	сказать	to say, to tell
4	говорить	to speak, to talk
5	знать	to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
6	стать	to stand in a certain location or near someone or something
7	хотеть	to want, to desire
8	иметь	to have, to possess
9	сделать	to make, to do
10	идти	to go
11	делать	to make, to do
12	видеть	to see
13	думать	to think
14	работать	to work
15	жить	to live
16	являться	to report , to appear
17	смотреть	to look, to gaze
18	получить	to receive, to get
19	дать	to give
20	понять	to understand, to comprehend, to see
21	понимать	to understand, to comprehend, to see
22	начать	to begin, to start, to commence
23	найти	to find
24	считать	to calculate
25	взять	to take
26	пойти	to go
27	оказаться	to turn out, to be found, to prove
28	прийти	to come , to arrive
29	любить	to love, to like, to be fond of, to grow fond of )
30	остаться	to remain, to stay
31	писать	to write
32	сидеть	to sit
33	находиться	to be found, to turn up
34	увидеть	to see, to catch sight of, to notice
35	казаться	to seem, to appear, to look
36	стоять	to stand
37	решить	to solve, to settle
38	стоить	to cost
39	давать	to give
40	ответить	to answer, to reply
41	выйти	to exit, to go out
42	спросить	to ask, to inquire + person in genitive case)
43	принять	to take
44	написать	to write
45	пройти	to pass, to go, to walk
46	смочь	to be able, to manage
47	начинать	to begin, to start
48	следовать	to follow
49	использовать	to use, to apply
50	становиться	to stand, to take a stand
51	ждать	to wait for
52	читать	to read
53	существовать	to exist, to be, to live
54	пытаться	to attempt, to try
55	посмотреть	to look
56	оставаться	to remain, to stay
57	вернуться	to return, to come back	Мимо нас, мимо нас, пьяное солнце. Оно уйдёт и больше не вернётся.Mimo nas, mimo nas, pʹjanoje solnce. Ono ujdjót i bolʹše ne vernjótsja.
58	происходить	to take place, to happen, to occur
59	вести	to lead, to preside over, to chair
60	помнить	to remember, to recollect, to think of, to keep in mind
61	называть	to call, to name
62	появиться	to appear, to show up, to emerge
63	хотеться	to want, to desire
64	прийтись	to suit, to fit + dative, someone)
65	узнать	to recognize
66	играть	to play
67	заниматься	to study, to learn
68	лежать	to lie
69	помочь	to help
70	бывать	to be
71	заметить	to notice, to remark, to note, to observe
72	чувствовать	to feel
73	создать	to create
74	продолжать	to continue, to proceed , to go on
75	подумать	to think , to have a think, to consider, to reflect, to ponder
76	уйти	to leave, to depart, to go
77	представлять	to present, to offer
78	слышать	to hear
79	ходить	to go, to walk
80	показать	to show
81	отвечать	to answer, to reply
82	просить	to ask for, to request, to pray, to beg
83	поставить	to put, to place, to set, to stand, to station
84	открыть	to open
85	представить	to present, to offer
86	рассказать	to tell
87	выходить	to go out, to come out, to walk out
88	оставить	to leave, to leave alone
89	получать	to receive, to get, to obtain, to accept
90	бояться	to fear, to be afraid
91	привести	to bring
92	искать	to look for, to search
93	принимать	to take
94	приходить	to come , to arrive
95	спать	to sleep
96	брать	to take
97	произойти	to take place, to happen, to occur
98	провести	to lead, to conduct, to guide, to steer, to take
99	проходить	to pass, to go, to walk
100	купить	to buy, to purchase

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