Lesson 25: RUSSIAN VERBS: to BE in the Present Tense (Grammar Tips) | Russian Comprehensive

[@latinmonsieur]

Thank you for this! Russian teachers will usually tell you that the present tense быть just doesn't exist altogether, I didn't even know that the "есть" in "У меня есть" was the verb to be, and it was always confusing to me. They told me есть just meant "to exist", but now it all makes more sense.

[@Tsuki_Mysic]

thank you very much

[@josuearesav]

You're awesome! Thank you so much!

[@MazeofL]

That's exactly the kind of video I was waiting for! Thank you! You have just made my day :) Now a lot of things make sense to me haha

[@lianison8983]

Finally,I'm done on this part,I actually have to come back multiple times to take notes still, so I have something to review when time permits..Spasibo balshoye..

[@RussianComprehensive]

Right, if you think of these as actual lessons, then a video is only a 10 minute explanation, which you sometimes need to hear a couple of times, and you'll still have to spent the rest of the "lesson" practicing.

[@yahiaelmassry]

да, это очень хорошо видео, спасибо

[@learningchannel3850]

Hey! I was just wondering do you have a video on how to use this for the past or future? I know how the conjugation works but when to use it can get tricky at times.

[@RussianComprehensive]

This lesson will be published a little later

[@otavio.a.8.r]

Is there any situation where the verb "to be" can be more than one verb or it has the same meanings of English? As exemple in latine languages such as Portuguese and Spanish "to be" is two distinct verbs in "I am (ser) a student" and 'I am (estar) at home". Is Russian closer to English or Portuguese in this case?

[@RussianComprehensive]

In such examples as yours, both "ser" and "estar" will be translated to Russian as "Быть". You'll skip it in the Present tense (it will be implied), but you'll use the appropriate forms of "Быть" in the Past or Future tense.

[@jenslowe7910]

thank you - but when do I use явля́ться?

[@RussianComprehensive]

In more official texts, like это является причиной… это является неоспоримым доказательством and such

[@jenslowe7910]

@@RussianComprehensive спаси́бо, thank you und Danke !

[@Cameron-o6l]

❤

[@yahiaelmassry]

ты учишь меня русскому языку, так что, надо сказать спасибо

[@_Chakotay]

👍👍