жить / пожить conjugation in Russian – to Live

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

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs жить / пожить. In English the translation means ‘to live’.

жить / пожить conjugation in Russian

Imperfective
Aspect
 
Perfective
Aspect
 
Infinitive Formжитьпожить
Present Tense
я – 1st Person Singularживу
ты – 2nd Person Singularживёшь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularживёт
мы – 1st Person Pluralживём
вы – 2nd Person Pluralживёте
они – 3rd Person Pluralживут
Past Tense
он – Masculineжилпожил
она – Feminineжилапожила
оно – Neuterжилопожило
они/мы/вы – Pluralжилипожили
Future Tense
я – 1st Person Singularбуду     житьпоживу
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь житьпоживёшь
он/она/они – 3rd Person Singularбудет    житьпоживёт
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем   житьпоживём
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете  житьпоживёте
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут    житьпоживут
Imperative Form
ты – Informalживипоживи
вы – Politeживитепоживите

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Examples phrases with жить and пожить

Below you’ll find some example phrases:

Russian PhraseEnglish Translation
Я хочу жить в большом городеI want to live in a big city
Моя бабушка живёт на даче всю весну и всё летоMy grandmother lives at her summer house all spring and summer
Мы хотим жить на природе, вдали от городской суетыWe want to live in nature, away from the hustle and bustle of the city
Он жил в России несколько лет, а потом переехал в СШАHe lived in Russia for several years, and then moved to the USA
Я мечтаю жить на побережье моряI dream of living on the seaside
Они живут в одной квартире, но они не друзьяThey live in the same apartment, but they’re not friends
Моя мама говорит, что в её молодости она жила в другом миреMy mom says that in her youth, she lived in a different world
Я хочу пожить в другой стране, чтобы познакомиться с новой культуройI want to live in another country for a while, to get to know a new culture
Мой дедушка пожил долгую и счастливую жизньMy grandfather lived a long and happy life
Мы решили пожить вместе, чтобы сэкономить на аренде квартирыWe decided to live together to save money on rent
Он пожил в этом городе несколько лет и потом уехал в другую странуHe lived in this city for several years and then left for another country
Я хочу пожить в тишине и спокойствии, чтобы отдохнуть от городской суетыI want to live in peace and quiet to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city
Он решил пожить на природе и провести время в палаткеHe decided to live in nature and spend time in a tent
Она пожила в этом городе несколько месяцев и поняла, что это не её местоShe lived in this city for several months and realized that it’s not her place
Мы хотим пожить в Италии, чтобы научиться готовить итальянскую пастуWe want to live in Italy to learn how to cook Italian pasta

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