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The Studying Verbs in Russian Language

In Russian language, there are many various forms to express something, for example in verbs. For now, we are going to talk about the verbs of studying in Russian language. We are going to tell you the verbs of study and learn, including the aspect of verbs, in that language. Here it is…

Learn
Verb	Meaning in English	Aspect
Научиться	Learn	Perfective
Учить	Teach, learn, train, instruct	Imperfective
Узнавать	Learn, recognize, know, find out, get to know, see	Imperfective
Знакомиться	Meet, learn	Imperfective
Разучивать	Learn, study	Imperfective
Выучивать	Learn, teach, train	Imperfective
Выучиваться	Learn	Imperfective
Подучивать	Learn	Imperfective

Study
Verb	Meaning in English	Aspect
Изучить	Study	Perfective
Изучать	Study, read, explore, investigate, scrutinize, inspect, go behind	Imperfective
Исследовать	Explore, research, search, investigate, look into, examine, study, probe, inquire, inquire into, question, vet, prospect, examine into, sound	Imperfective
Заниматься	Do, engage, engage in, be engage in, practice, work, study, pursue, attend, concern, go in for, busy, carry on, mind, ply, enter into, occupy oneself with, be occupied in, amuse oneself	Imperfective
Рассматривать	Consider, view, regard, see, examine, study, review, contemplate, scrutinize, judge, account, esteem, debate, eye, account for, vet, see into, examine into, rate	Imperfective
Стараться	Try, strive, endeavor, trouble, take pains, be at pains, study, exert oneself	Imperfective
Прорабатывать	Work, study, work at	Imperfective
Проучиться	Study	Perfective
Размышлять	Reflect, meditate, ponder, contemplate, speculate, ruminate, muse, mull, think, cogitate, reason, broad, chew, pore, ponder over, ponder on, study, intellectualize, chew on, deem, ratiocinate, muse about, chew upon, pore over, pore upon, crew the cud	Imperfective
Штудировать	Study	Imperfective
Заботиться	Care, concern, look after, fend, attend, tend, mind, study, do for	Imperfective
Заучивать наизусть	Memory, con, study	Imperfective
Готовиться	Prepare, train, qualify, study, be afoot, busk, buckle	Imperfective
Стремиться	Seek, aspire, aim, work, gravitate, long, yearn, yen, seek for, seek after, wish for, press for, study, affect	Imperfective
Обдумывать	Think, consider, ponder, think over, mull, contemplate, meditate, deliberate, study, weigh, chew, cast about, cogitate, perpend, turn, balance, entertain, pore, hatch, chew on, chew upon, revolve, revolve in the mind, debate a matter in one’s mind	Imperfective
Учиться	Learn, study, grind away	Imperfective

For examples in sentence:

Он учится каждый день, кроме воскресеньня.

‘He studies everyday, except Sunday.’

** The verb of учиться (Imperfective Aspect) could be used without an object.

Я учу русский язык.

‘I learn Russian language.’

** The verb of учить (Imperfective Aspect) is used by adding an object/many objects.

Мне следует научиться ползоваться словарём.

‘I should learn how to use dictionary.’ (Perfective Aspect)

Он должен изучить этот вопрос.

‘He needs to study the matter.’ (Perfective Aspect)

So, those are the verbs of studying in Russian language. Pretty much, right? But, do not worry, as the time goes by, and you keep learning it, you will understand more and more about the usage of those verbs in the right situation.

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