как ты думаешь
what do you think
Как ты думаешь, этот цвет мне идёт?
What do you think, does this color suit me?
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Verb · A1 · common
думать
Translation of думать
think
Russian word in Latin letters: dumat
Meaning of думать
Russian
напрягать ум, чтобы понять или придумать что-то
English
use mind to form ideas
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈdumətʲ]
Russian · Female
Conjugation of думать
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Imperfective
- pair: поду́мать (podúmat)
- Intransitive
Imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. For one finished result use the perfective поду́мать.
Present tense
| яI | ду́маюdúmayu |
|---|---|
| тыyou | ду́маешьdúmayesh |
| он / она́ / оно́he / she / it | ду́маетdúmayet |
| мыwe | ду́маемdúmayem |
| выyou (pl., formal) | ду́маетеdúmayete |
| они́they | ду́маютdúmayut |
Future: бу́ду ду́мать, бу́дешь ду́мать … (бу́ду + infinitive).
Past tense
| Masculineон | ду́малdúmal |
|---|---|
| Feminineона́ | ду́малаdúmala |
| Neuterоно́ | ду́малоdúmalo |
| Pluralони́ | ду́малиdúmali |
Imperative
| тыto one person | ду́майdúmay |
|---|---|
| выto several people, polite | ду́майтеdúmayte |
Say ду́мать о + prepositional: Я ду́маю о тебе́ = I'm thinking about you.
Collocations with думать
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
8 collocations
Giving an opinion
думаю, да
I think so
Думаю, да, но лучше уточнить у начальника.
I think so, but it's better to check with the boss.
- даже не думайdon't even think about it
- кто бы мог подуматьwho would have thought
Thinking something over
хорошенько подумать
think it over carefully
Перед покупкой квартиры надо хорошенько подумать.
Before buying an apartment, you should think it over carefully.
недолго думая
without a second thought
Недолго думая, мы купили билеты на море.
Without a second thought, we bought tickets to the seaside.
- думать о будущемthink about the future
- думать головойuse your head
Words related to думать
- переду́матьperedúmatverb · to change one's mindNot 'to think again'.
- заду́матьсяzadúmatsyaverb · to become thoughtful, to start thinking
- обду́матьobdúmatverb · to think over
- вы́думатьvýdumatverb · to make up, to invent
- ду́маdúmanoun · thought; Duma (parliament)
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I think about you every day.
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Я думаю о тебе каждый день.
Let me think about it.
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Дай мне подумать об этом.
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Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between думать, размышлять, задумываться, обдумывать, считать, and мыслить
З
🇷🇺Russian
задумываться
Stop and think seriously about something.
О
🇷🇺Russian
обдумывать
Think something over carefully.
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С
🇷🇺Russian
считать
Another meaning of "think": have an opinion — Я считаю, что…
М
🇷🇺Russian
мыслить
Bookish: think as a mental ability.
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думать meaning: what does it mean?
use mind to form ideas
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I think about you every day. Translation: Я думаю о тебе каждый день.
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