Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs обедать / пообедать. In English the translation means ‘to have lunch’.
обедать / пообедать conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | обедать | пообедать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я– 1st Person Singular | обедаю | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | обедаешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | обедает | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | обедаем | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | обедаете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | обедает | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | обедал | пообедал |
| она – Feminine | обедала | пообедала |
| оно – Neuter | обедало | пообедало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | обедали | пообедали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я– 1st Person Singular | буду обедать | пообедаю |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь обедать | пообедаешь |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | будет обедать | пообедает |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем обедать | пообедаем |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете обедать | пообедаете |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут обедать | пообедают |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | обедай | пообедай |
| вы – Polite | обедайте | пообедайте |
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Examples phrases with обедать and пообедать
Below you’ll find some example phrases:
| Russian Phrase | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Я обедаю в столовой. | I have lunch in the canteen. |
| Они обедают в ресторане. | They are having lunch in the restaurant. |
| Ты обедал уже сегодня? | Have you had lunch today? |
| Она не обедает мясом по пятницам. | She doesn’t eat meat for lunch on Fridays. |
| Мы обедаем вместе каждый день. | We have lunch together every day. |
| Вы обедаете в офисе или на улице? | Do you have lunch in the office or outside? |
| Я обедал со своим боссом вчера. | I had lunch with my boss yesterday. |
| Они обедали быстро, чтобы успеть на встречу. | They had lunch quickly to make it to the meeting. |
| Я пообедаю через полчаса. | I’ll take a lunch break in half an hour. |
| Ты уже пообедал или ещё нет? | Have you taken your lunch break or not yet? |
| Она пообедала в парке на лавочке на солнце. | She took her lunch break in the park on a bench in the sun. |
| Мы пообедали в кафе возле офиса. | We had lunch in a cafe near the office. |
| Вы пообедаете рано или поздно сегодня? | Will you take your lunch break early or late today? |
| Я бы пообедал вместе с тобой, но у меня дела. | I would take a lunch break with you, but I’m busy. |
| Они пообедают после встречи с клиентом. | They’ll take a lunch break after meeting with a client. |
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