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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).

чита́ть

verb, imperfective
Partner прочита́ть, почи́тать, проче́сть
very often used word (#282)

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read

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Дава́йте продо́лжим чита́ть с того́ места, на кото́ром останови́лись на про́шлой неде́ле. Let's resume reading where we left off last week.
Мой оте́ц ненави́дит, что я чита́ю газе́ту за за́втраком. My father hates my reading a newspaper at breakfast.
Войдя в ко́мнату, она начала чита́ть письмо́. On entering her room, she began to read the letter.
Я чита́л журна́л уже некоторое вре́мя, когда она пришла́. I had been reading a magazine for some time when she came.
Гла́вная обя́занность свяще́нника — чита́ть про́поведи в це́ркви. The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.
Э́та кни́га лу́чше всего, что я чита́л раньше. This book is better than any I have ever read.
Вы уже чита́ли э́ту кни́гу? Have you already read this book?
Немного студе́нтов, кото́рые чита́ют на латы́ни. There aren't many students who can read Latin.
Не чита́ю таку́ю кни́гу. Do not read such a book.
Я не чита́л ни одного его рома́на. I haven't read either of his novels.

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Imperative

singular	чита́й
plural	чита́йте

Past

male	чита́л
female	чита́ла
neuter	чита́ло
plural	чита́ли

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	чита́ю	бу́ду чита́ть
ты	чита́ешь	бу́дешь чита́ть
он/она́/оно́	чита́ет	бу́дет чита́ть
мы	чита́ем	бу́дем чита́ть
вы	чита́ете	бу́дете чита́ть
они́	чита́ют	бу́дут чита́ть