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The 200 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
101	позволять	to allow, to permit
102	забыть	to forget
103	связать	to tie, to bind
104	требовать	to demand, to request
105	слушать	to listen, to listen to
106	относиться	to treat + dative case)
107	собираться	to gather
108	верить	to believe, to trust
109	назвать	to call, to name
110	удаться	to turn out well, to be a success
111	попасть	to hit
112	рассказывать	to tell
113	уходить	to leave, to depart, to go
114	спрашивать	to ask, to inquire + person in genitive case)
115	ехать	to go , to ride, to drive
116	нравиться	to like
117	приходиться	to suit, to fit + dative, someone)
118	войти	to enter, to go in , to get in
119	предложить	to offer, to profer
120	начаться	to begin, to start, to set in, to break out
121	держать	to hold, to keep, to support
122	приехать	to arrive, to come
123	касаться	to touch
124	проводить	to spend , to pass
125	успеть	to have time, to find time
126	вспомнить	to remember, to recall, to recollect
127	стараться	to try, to attempt
128	пить	to drink
129	подойти	to approach, to come to, to walk to, to draw near
130	показывать	to show
131	позволить	to allow, to permit
132	предлагать	to offer, to proffer
133	составлять	to constitute, to make up, to form
134	надеяться	to hope
135	действовать	to do an action or activity
136	случиться	to happen, to occur, to come about + instrumental, with)
137	умереть	to die of natural causes
138	состоять	to consist
139	входить	to enter, to go in , to get in
140	уметь	to be able to, can
141	желать	to wish, to desire
142	убить	to kill
143	помогать	to help
144	услышать	to hear
145	пользоваться	to use, to utilize
146	установить	to install, to place, to mount
147	вызвать	to call, to send for
148	объяснить	to explain
149	сообщить	to communicate, to report, to let know
150	поднять	to raise, to elevate, to increase
151	встать	to stand up, to get up, to rise
152	выглядеть	to look, to appear, to seem
153	иметься	to be, to be present, to be available, to there is / there are
154	возникать	to arise, to appear, to emerge, to originate, to spring up
155	оказываться	to turn out, to be found, to prove
156	отметить	to mark
157	добавить	to add
158	учиться	reflexive of учи́ть , to learn
159	потерять	to lose, to waste
160	бросить	to throw
161	служить	to serve someone or something
162	получиться	to come in, to arrive
163	вызывать	to call, to send for
164	ожидать	to expect, to anticipate
165	обнаружить	to disclose, to show, to reveal, to display
166	сесть	to sit down
167	остановиться	to stop
168	означать	to mean, to signify
169	глядеть	to look
170	появляться	to appear, to show up, to emerge
171	ставить	to put, to place, to set, to stand, to station
172	поехать	to go
173	принести	to bring , to fetch to transport toward somebody/somewhere)
174	называться	to identify oneself, to give one’s name
175	выбрать	to choose, to select, to pick out
176	согласиться	to agree , to consent, to assent
177	подходить	to fit
178	бежать	to run, to be running
179	возвращаться	to return, to come back
180	возникнуть	to arise, to appear, to emerge, to originate, to spring up
181	снять	to take off, to take away, to take down
182	зависеть	to depend , to rely
183	положить	to put, to lay, to lay down, to deposit
184	показаться	to appear, to come into view, to come in sight
185	определить	to determine
186	создавать	to create
187	получаться	to come out, to arrive
188	попросить	to ask for, to request
189	хватать	to grasp, to grab, to seize, to snap, to snatch, to catch, to catch hold of
190	отдать	to give back, to return
191	расти	to grow, to increase
192	звать	to call
193	занять	to borrow
194	обратиться	to turn
195	встречаться	to meet, to encounter, to come across + instrumental case)
196	есть	to eat
197	почувствовать	to feel
198	обладать	to possess, to have, to own
199	начинаться	to begin, to start, to set in, to break out
200	значить	to mean, to signify

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