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смягчать

to soften extenuate

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Conjugation of смягчать

This verb can also mean the following: alleviate, relax, tone, tone down light, assuage, palatalize, mitigate, mollify, allay, relax harshness.
This verb's imperfective counterpart: смягчить
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Present tense
смягчаю
smjagchaju
I soften extenuate
смягчаешь
smjagchaesh'
you soften extenuate
смягчает
smjagchaet
he/she softens extenuate
смягчаем
smjagchaem
we soften extenuate
смягчаете
smjagchaete
you all soften extenuate
смягчают
smjagchajut
they soften extenuate
Imperfective Imperative mood
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смягчай
smjagchaj
soften extenuate
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смягчайте
smjagchajte
soften extenuate
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Imperfective Past tense
смягчал
smjagchal
he softened extenuate
смягчала
smjagchala
she softened extenuate
смягчало
smjagchalo
it softened extenuate
смягчали
smjagchali
they softened extenuate
Conditional
смягчал бы
smjaxčal by
He would soften extenuate
смягчала бы
smjaxčala by
She would soften extenuate
смягчало бы
smjaxčalo by
It would soften extenuate
смягчали бы
smjaxčali by
They would soften extenuate
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Present Adv.
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Participles
смягчающий
smjaxčajuščij
one who softens extenuate
смягчавший
smjaxčavšij
one who softened extenuate
смягчаемый
smjaxčajemyj
one who is softened extenuate
смягчая
smjaxčaja
softening extenuate
смягчав
smjaxčav
while softening extenuate