взять с собой
take with you
Не забудь взять с собой зарядку для телефона.
Don't forget to take your phone charger with you.
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Verb · A2 · very common
взять
Translation of взять
take
Russian word in Latin letters: vzyat
Meaning of взять
Russian
забрать или унести что-то с собой
English
get or carry something away
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈvzʲætʲ]
Russian · Female
Conjugation of взять
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Perfective
- pair: брать (brat)
- Transitive
Perfective: one completed action (past or future). For ongoing or repeated actions use the imperfective брать.
Future tense
| яI | возьму́vozmú |
|---|---|
| тыyou | возьмёшьvozmyosh |
| он / она́ / оно́he / she / it | возьмётvozmyot |
| мыwe | возьмёмvozmyom |
| выyou (pl., formal) | возьмётеvozmyote |
| они́they | возьму́тvozmút |
Perfective verbs have no present tense: these forms speak about the future.
Past tense
| Masculineон | взялvzyal |
|---|---|
| Feminineона́ | взяла́vzyalá |
| Neuterоно́ | взя́лоvzyálo |
| Pluralони́ | взя́лиvzyáli |
Imperative
| тыto one person | возьми́vozmí |
|---|---|
| выto several people, polite | возьми́теvozmíte |
Suppletive aspect pair: imperfective брать (беру́, берёшь) and perfective взять (возьму́, возьмёшь).
Traps and common mistakes
Я возьму тебя в аэропорт or Я отвезу тебя в аэропорт?
Я отвезу тебя в аэропорт
отвезти = take someone somewhere by car
Don't say «Я возьму тебя в аэропорт». Driving someone somewhere — отвезти.
Завтра я отвезу тебя в аэропорт.
Tomorrow I'll take you to the airport.
Collocations with взять
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
10 collocations
Taking something along
взять в дорогу
take for the trip
Мы взяли в дорогу термос с горячим чаем.
We took a thermos of hot tea for the trip.
Taking hold of something
взять за руку
take someone by the hand
Он взял сына за руку и перевёл через дорогу.
He took his son by the hand and walked him across the street.
взять трубку
answer the phone
Я звонила три раза, но никто не взял трубку.
I called three times, but nobody answered the phone.
- взять на рукиpick up
- взять в рукиpick up
Borrowing and renting
взять в долг
borrow money
Ему пришлось взять в долг у старого друга.
He had to borrow money from an old friend.
взять напрокат
rent
На море мы взяли напрокат велосипеды на неделю.
At the beach we rented bikes for a week.
- взять книгу в библиотекеcheck out a book from the library
- взять кредитtake out a loan
Words related to взять
- взя́тьсяvzyátsyaverb · to take up, to get down toвзя́ться за де́ло = to get down to work.
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Take your umbrella with you.
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Возьми с собой зонт.
Can I take this chair?
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Можно мне взять этот стул?
взять synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between взять, забрать, and унести
З
🇷🇺Russian
забрать
To take away and carry off, often your own things or a person.
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У
🇷🇺Russian
унести
Stresses carrying it away from here.
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взять belongs to the topic "In a Clothing Store →". Start with a short set of 2 words so the word is easier to remember in context.
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взять meaning: what does it mean?
get or carry something away
взять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
взять is pronounced as [ˈvzʲætʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
взять definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Take your umbrella with you. Translation: Возьми с собой зонт.
Is взять part of In a Clothing Store vocabulary?
Yes, взять (take) can be learned in the In a Clothing Store topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is взять part of Clothing and Fashion vocabulary?
Yes, взять (take) can be learned in the Clothing and Fashion topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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