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Russian Vocabulary
How to say "to mean" in Russian
значить
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Meaning: to mean, to signify
Pronunciation: [ZNAH-cheet']
Part of speech: verb (imperfective aspect)
Rank: #196 (see frequency list)
Example sentences:
- Что зна́чит э́то сло́во?
- What does this word mean?
- Он о́чень мно́го для меня́ зна́чит.
- He is of great importance to me.
- literal He means a lot to me.
- Ва́ше обеща́ние ничего́ не зна́чит.
- Your promise doesn't mean anything.
- Что э́то зна́чит?
- What does it mean?
- Люби́ть -- зна́чит ве́рить.
- To love means to believe.
- Что зна́чит твоё и́мя?
- What does your name mean? (informal)
Idioms and set expressions:
- много значить = to be of great importance; mean a lot
Related words:
- значиться = to be registered
- означать = to mean, signify
- значимый = significant, important, meaningful
Proverbs and sayings:
- Знать всё -- значит не знать ничего.
- To know everything is to know nothing.
- Существовать, значит действовать.
- To be is to do. (Immanuel Kant)
Verb conjugation:
Present Tense
| я | зна́чу |
| ты | зна́чишь |
| он, она, оно | зна́чит |
| мы | зна́чим |
| вы | зна́чите |
| они | зна́чат |
Past Tense
| я, ты, он | зна́чил |
| она | зна́чила |
| оно | зна́чило |
| мы, вы, они | зна́чили |
Future Simple Tense
The imperfective verb значить is not used in the Future Simple Tense.
Future Compound Tense
| я | буду значить |
| ты | будешь значить |
| он, она, оно | будет значить |
| мы | будем значить |
| вы | будете значить |
| они | будут значить |
Imperative Mood (Command Form)
| ты (singular) | зна́чь |
| вы (plural) | зна́чьте |
View full conjugation table for the verb pair значить/-
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