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Бранить [Branit'] (to scold) conjugation

Russian
imperfective
4 examples
This verb can also mean the following: abuse, curse, call names, call.
This verb's imperfective counterpart:

Conjugation of бранить

Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Present tense
браню
branju
I scold
бранишь
branish'
you scold
бранит
branit
he/she scolds
браним
branim
we scold
браните
branite
you all scold
бранят
branjat
they scold
Imperfective Imperative mood
-
брани
brani
scold
-
-
браните
branite
scold
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Imperfective Past tense
бранил
branil
he scolded
бранила
branila
she scolded
бранило
branilo
it scolded
бранили
branili
they scolded
Conditional
бранил бы
branil by
He would scold
бранила бы
branila by
She would scold
бранило бы
branilo by
It would scold
бранили бы
branili by
They would scold
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
бранящий
branjaščij
one who scolds
бранивший
branivšij
one who scolded
бранимый
branimyj
one who is scolded
branjonnyj
браня
branja
scolding
бранив
braniv
while scolding

Examples of бранить

Example in RussianTranslation in English
Ее нельзя бранить.One hasn't the heart to scold her.
Как бы я перед ними не явилась, и что бы я ни сделала, вы бранить меня не будете.As much as I was not in front of them , and no matter what I did, you will not scold me .
С тех пор, как его родители умерли, Мое мирное время закончилось, он попадает в передряги и тащит меня в них тоже, а когда я пытаюсь бранить его, он всегда найдет оправдания, и я в конце концов верю ему.Since his parents died my peace is over, he gets into scrapes and drags me into them too, and when I try to scold him, he always finds an excuse, and I end up believing him.
Я критикую, я браню, я отчитываю...I criticize, I scold, I chastise...

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