russian word
to play in Russian: играть
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Летом дети целыми днями играют во дворе. In summer the children play in the yard all day long.
Каждую субботу мы играем в футбол с соседями. Every Saturday we play football with the neighbours.
Моя сестра прекрасно играет на скрипке. My sister plays the violin beautifully.
Он любит играть на гитаре по вечерам. He likes to play the guitar in the evenings.
Этот актёр играет главную роль в новом спектакле. This actor is playing the lead role in the new play.
Она всю жизнь мечтала играть в театре. She dreamed all her life of acting in the theatre.
What does играть mean in Russian?
to play (a game or sport)
to play (a musical instrument)
Aspect pair
This verb is imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. Its perfective partner, for a completed one-time result, is
Conjugation of играть
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | играю | играем |
| ты / вы | играешь | играете |
| он / они | играет | играют |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | играл |
| fem | играла |
| neut | играло |
| plural | играли |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | играй |
| вы | играйте |