russian word
to throw, to toss in Russian: бросить
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Он бросил мяч через всю комнату. He threw the ball across the whole room.
Я бросил камень в воду и смотрел на круги. I threw a stone into the water and watched the ripples.
Брат наконец бросил курить. My brother finally quit smoking.
Она бросила университет на втором курсе. She dropped out of university in her second year.
Он бросил жену и уехал в другой город. He abandoned his wife and left for another city.
Не бойся, я тебя не брошу. Don't be afraid, I won't leave you.
What does бросить mean in Russian?
to throw, to toss (something through the air)
to give up, to quit, to stop doing something
Aspect pair
This verb is perfective: a completed one-time result. Its imperfective partner, for ongoing or repeated action, is
Conjugation of бросить
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| future | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | брошу | бросим |
| ты / вы | бросишь | бросите |
| он / они | бросит | бросят |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | бросил |
| fem | бросила |
| neut | бросило |
| plural | бросили |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | брось |
| вы | бросьте |