говаривать

Russian[edit]

говори́ть (govorítʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

гова́ривать • (govárivatʹ) impf

to say (repeatedly or frequently); iterative of говори́ть (govorítʹ)
он ча́сто гова́ривал ― on částo govárival ― he often used to say; he would often say

This is an iterative verb, and in standard language is conjugated only in the infinitive and the past tense.

Conjugation of гова́ривать (class 1a imperfective transitive iterative)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive	гова́ривать govárivatʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	гова́ривавший govárivavšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	гова́ривав govárivav, гова́ривавши govárivavši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	—
2nd singular (ты)	—	—
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	—
1st plural (мы)	—	—
2nd plural (вы)	—	—
3rd plural (они́)	—	—
imperative	singular	plural
	—	—
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	гова́ривал govárival	гова́ривали govárivali
feminine (я/ты/она́)	гова́ривала govárivala
neuter (оно́)	гова́ривало govárivalo