Плакать / поплакать conjugation in Russian – to Cry

Written by Ari Helderman | Last updated: January 29, 2025 min read

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs Плакать / поплакать. In English the translation means ‘to cry’.

Плакать / поплакать conjugation in Russian

Imperfective
Aspect
 
Perfective
Aspect
 
Infinitive Formплакатьпоплакать
Present Tense
я – 1st Person Singularплачу
ты – 2nd Person Singularплачешь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularплачет
мы – 1st Person Pluralплачем
вы – 2nd Person Pluralплачете
они – 3rd Person Pluralплачут
Past Tense
он – Masculineплакалпоплакал
она – Feminineплакалапоплакала
оно – Neuterплакалопоплакало
они/мы/вы – Pluralплакалипоплакали
Future Tense
я – 1st Person Singularбуду плакатьпоплачу
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь плакатьпоплачешь
он/она/они – 3rd Person Singularбудет плакатьпоплачет
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем плакатьпоплачем
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете плакатьпоплачете
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут плакатьплачут
Imperative Form
ты – Informalплачьпоплачь
вы – Politeплачьтепоплачьте

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Examples phrases with the verbs плакать and поплакать

Below you can find some example phrases with these verbs:

Russian phraseEnglish translation
Она плачет, потому что её сердце разбито.She is crying because her heart is broken.
Малыш начал плакать, когда он увидел свою маму.The baby started crying when he saw his mom.
Ты не должен плакать из-за таких мелочей.You shouldn’t cry over such small things.
Мы плакали, когда смотрели грустный фильм.We cried when we watched a sad movie.
Он плачет от радости, потому что его команда выиграла.He is crying with joy because his team won.
Вы не должны плакать в публике.You shouldn’t cry in public.
Мне хочется поплакать, чтобы выпустить накопившиеся эмоции.I want to have a cry to release my pent-up emotions.
Мы поплакали вместе после того, как расстались с близким человеком.We had a cry together after parting with a loved one.
Ты можешь поплакать на моем плече, если хочешь.You can have a cry on my shoulder if you want.
Она решила поплакать в одиночестве, чтобы никто не видел её слез.She decided to have a cry alone so that no one would see her tears.
Он часто плачет, когда смотрит на старые фотографии.He often cries when he looks at old photographs.
Мы все плачем в трудные моменты в жизни.We all cry during difficult times in life.
Ты можешь поплакать, если чувствуешь, что это поможет.You can have a cry if you feel like it will help.
Она плакала всю ночь после расставания со своим парнем.She cried all night after breaking up with her boyfriend.
Он поплакал, когда услышал плохие новости о своем друге.He had a cry when he heard bad news about his friend.
Ты можешь поплакать перед тем, как принимать важное решение.You can have a cry before making an important decision.
Она плакала от счастья, когда увидела своего сына после долгой разлуки.She cried with happiness when she saw her son after a long separation.

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