Отдыхать / отдохнуть conjugation in Russian – to Rest

Written by Ari Helderman | Last updated: March 2, 2023 min read

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs отдыхать / отдохнуть. In English, the translation means ‘to rest’.

Read this article on Russian verb conjugation if you want to learn how to conjugate other Russian verbs.

отдыхать / отдохнуть conjugation in Russian

Imperfective AspectPerfective Aspect
Infinitive Formотдыха́тьотдохну́ть
Present Tense
я – 1st Person Singularотдыха́ю
ты – 2nd Person Singularотдыха́ешь
он/она́/оно́ – 3rd Person Singularотдыха́ет
мы – 1st Person Pluralотдыха́ем
вы – 2nd Person Pluralотдыха́ете
они́ – 3rd Person Pluralотдыха́ют
Past Tense
он – Masculineотдыха́лотдохну́л
она́ – Feminineотдыха́лаотдохну́ла
оно́ – Neuterотдыха́лоотдохну́ло
они́/мы/вы – Pluralотдыха́лиотдохну́ли
Future Tense
я – 1st Person Singularбу́ду отдыха́тьотдохну́
ты – 2nd Person Singularбу́дешь отдыха́тьотдохнёшь
он/она́/они́ – 3rd Person Singularбу́дет отдыха́тьотдохнёт
мы – 1st Person Pluralбу́дем отдыха́тьотдохнём
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбу́дете отдыха́тьотдохнёте
они́ – 3rd Person Pluralбу́дут отдыха́тьотдохну́т
Imperative Form
ты – Informalотдыха́йотдохни́
вы – Politeотдыха́йтеотдохни́те

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How to use отдыхать in Russian? + Examples

Russian phrasesEnglish translation
Я хочу́ отдо́хну́ть от рабо́ты.I want to have a rest from work.
Она́ всегда́ отдыха́ет на мо́ре ле́том.She always relaxes at the sea in the summer.
Ты до́лжен отдохну́ть, пре́жде чем продо́лжить рабо́ту.You need to take a break, before continuing the work.
Они́ отдыха́ли вдвоём в гора́х в про́шлый выходно́й.They relaxed together in the mountains last weekend.
Я отдыха́ла на пля́же все дни после́дней неде́ли.I relaxed on the beach all days of last week.
Он никогда́ не отдыха́ет, потому́ что он всегда́ за́нят.He never rests because he’s always busy.
Она́ отдыха́ла в Таила́нде в про́шлый год.She relaxed in Thailand last year.
Ты отдыха́ешь ка́ждый год в теплы́х стра́нах?Do you relax every year in warm countries?
Они́ отдыха́ют на да́че ка́ждый выходно́й.They relax at the country house every weekend.
Отдыха́йте на выходны́х!Relax on weekends!
Отдохни́те по́сле тяжёлой рабо́ты.Take a break after a hard day’s work.
Отдохни́ пе́ред сле́дующим путеше́ствием.Rest before your next trip.
Я сего́дня хочу́ отдо́хну́ть.I want to relax today.
Она́ отдыха́ет на пля́же.She’s relaxing on the beach.
Мы всегда́ отдыха́ем на мо́ре.We always relax by the sea.
Я не могу́ отдыха́ть, когда́ у меня́ мно́го рабо́ты.I can’t relax when I have a lot of work.
Они́ отдыха́ют в гора́х ка́ждое ле́то.They relax in the mountains every summer.

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