Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs учить / выучить. In English the translation means ‘to learn’.
Read this article on Russian verb conjugation if you want to learn how to conjugate other Russian verbs.
учить conjugation in Russian
The stress of each word is on the bolded parts. Try saying the words out loud while you read to make sure they ‘stick’ in your memory.
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | учить | выучить |
| Present Tense | ||
| я– 1st Person Singular | учу | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | учишь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | учит | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | учим | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | учите | |
| они– 3rd Person Plural | учат | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | учил | выучил |
| она – Feminine | учила | выучила |
| оно – Neuter | учило | выучило |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | учили | выучили |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду учить | выучу |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь учить | выучишь |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | будет учить | выучит |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем учить | выучим |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете учить | выучите |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут учить | выучат |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | учи | выучи |
| вы – Polite | учите | выучите |
How to use учить in Russian?
учить is best used when you mean that you are learning something. The perfective aspect is best for saying that you have learned something or will learn something in the future. Check the examples for clarification.
It can also be used to ‘teach’.
Examples of учить / выучить conjugation
While reading the examples below, try saying them out loud. That will do wonders for your ability to speak Russian well. If you’re in a public place and it would be a little awkward to say Russian words, try to pronounce the sentences in your head.
If you make this into a habit to always pronounce Russian words while you read them, your speaking skills will improve 5 times faster than if you would not do this. It’s a small action that brings big results.
| Russian example | English translation |
|---|---|
| Вам нужно будет выучить математику | You’ll need to learn mathematics |
| Математику учить хорошо | It’s good to learn mathematics |
| Я учу русский в школе | I cook pasta |
| Я выучу русский язык в университете | I will learn Russian in university |
| Чему вы учите людей? | What do you teach people? |
| Я вчера выучил новые русские слова | I learned new Russian words yesterday |
| Вы выучили вчера новую грамматику? | Did you learn new grammar yesterday? |
| Мой папа учит меня ездить на велосипеде | My dad teaches me to ride a bike |
| Моя девушка учит меня готовить борщ | My girlfriend teaches me how to cook Borscht |
What should you do next?
Learning Russian does NOT need to be difficult. All you need is a solid plan that helps you improve the following things daily:
- vocabulary
- grammar
- listening skills
- speaking skills
That's ALL you need. If you can do this for a couple of weeks, you’ll already be making great progress in your Russian skills.
And the best part? If you improve a little bit every day, soon these practices will become daily habits.
And then you will start making progress on autopilot.
This means that learning Russian is now a part of your daily routine. So you won’t even need discipline anymore to get yourself to practice.
If you like the idea of this, but don’t know where to start, go here for more information.