встречать / встретить conjugation in Russian – to Meet

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

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs встречать / встретить. In English the translation means ‘to meet’.

встречать / встретить conjugation in Russian

Imperfective
Aspect
 
Perfective
Aspect
 
Infinitive Formвстречатьвстретить
Present Tense
я – 1st Person Singularвстречаю
ты – 2nd Person Singularвстречаешь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularвстречает
мы – 1st Person Pluralвстречаем
вы – 2nd Person Pluralвстречаете
они/мы/вы – 3rd Person Pluralвстречают
Past Tense
он – Masculineвстречалвстретил
она – Feminineвстречалавстретила
оно – Neuterвстречаловстретило
они – Pluralвстречаливстретили
Future Tense
я – 1st Person Singularбуду     встречатьвстречу
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь встречатьвстретишь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularбудет    встречатьвстретит
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем   встречатьвстретим
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете  встречатьвстретите
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут    встречатьвстретят
Imperative Form
ты – Informalвстречайвстреть
вы – Politeвстречайтевстретьте

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Examples phrases with встречать and встретить

Below you’ll find some example phrases:

Russian PhraseEnglish Translation
Он встречает его друзей каждый день.He meets his friends every day.
Она встретила своего бывшего.She met her ex.
Он встречается с ней каждую неделю.He meets with her every week.
Она встретила свою сестру в аэропорту.She met her sister at the airport.
Встреть меня в аэропорту.Meet me at the airport.
Он встречается с клиентами каждый день.He meets with clients every day.
Она встретила своего друга на улице.She met her friend on the street.
Встретьте меня в гостинице.Meet me at the hotel.
Он встречается с руководством каждую неделю.He meets with management every week.
Она встретила своего босса в конференц-зале.She met her boss in the conference room.
Встретьте меня в железнодорожной станции.Meet me at the train station.
Он встречается со своим адвокатом каждый месяц.He meets with his lawyer every month.
Она встретила своего друга в ресторане.She met her friend at the restaurant.

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