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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

звать

verb, imperfective
Partner позва́ть
often used word (#524)

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call

Also: call upon

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Меня зову́т Саша. My name is Sasha.
Меня зову́т Танака Ичиро. My name is Ichiro Tanaka.
Моего́ па́пу зову́т Фриц. My dad's name is Fritz.
Меня зову́т Кирилл, рад познако́миться. My name's Cyril. Nice to meet you.
Как зову́т моего́ врача́? What's my doctor's name?
Меня зову́т Ванг. My name is Wang.
Ты мо́жешь звать меня Боб. You can call me Bob.
Меня зову́т Луис. My name is Luis.
Как зову́т твою́ дочь? What is your daughter's name?
Я чита́ла, что президе́нт Бразилии же́нщина. Её зову́т Дилма. I read that the president of Brazil is a woman. Her name is Dilma.

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Imperative

singular	зови́
plural	зови́те

Past

male	зва́л
female	звала́
neuter	зва́ло
plural	зва́ли

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	зову́	бу́ду звать
ты	зовёшь	бу́дешь звать
он/она́/оно́	зовёт	бу́дет звать
мы	зовём	бу́дем звать
вы	зовёте	бу́дете звать
они́	зову́т	бу́дут звать