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– Tips to remember the Russian word:
– You can associate "могу" (mogu) with "mug" (although the meanings are different, the pronunciation is somewhat similar).
– Think of the phrase "I mug" as a quirky way to remember "я могу" (ya mogu), even though the meanings differ greatly.

– Explanations:
– "я могу" translates to "I can".
– It expresses the ability or possibility for the speaker to do something.

– Other words that mean the same thing:
– "могу" is the first-person singular form of the verb "мочь".
– Synonyms in Russian might include "способен" (sposoben) which means "capable of", though it is not a direct substitute.

– Conjugations of "мочь" (infinitive):
– Past:
– я мог (ya mog) – masculine
– я могла (ya mogla) – feminine
– мы могли (my mogli) – plural
– Present:
– я могу (ya mogu) – I can
– ты можешь (ty mozhesh) – you can (informal singular)
– он/она/оно может (on/ona/ono mozhet) – he/she/it can
– мы можем (my mozhem) – we can
– вы можете (vy mozhete) – you can (formal/plural)
– они могут (oni mogut) – they can
– Future:
– я смогу (ya smogu) – I will be able to
– ты сможешь (ty smozhesh) – you will be able to
– он/она/оно сможет (on/ona/ono smozhet) – he/she/it will be able to
– мы сможем (my smozhem) – we will be able to
– вы сможете (vy smozhete) – you will be able to
– они смогут (oni smogut) – they will be able to

– Examples of sentences that use it:
– Present: Я могу помочь тебе. (Ya mogu pomoch tebe.) – I can help you.
– Past: Вчера я мог прийти вовремя. (Vchera ya mog priyti vovremya.) – Yesterday I was able to arrive on time.
– Future: Завтра я смогу встретиться. (Zavtra ya smogu vstretit'sya.) – Tomorrow I will be able to meet.

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я могу info.

Tips to remember the Russian word:
– Think of "я" which sounds like "ya," meaning "I."
– "могу" sounds somewhat like "ma-GOO," which may remind you of "my go" or "I can go."

Explanations:
– "я могу" is a first-person singular present tense way to express ability, meaning "I can" or "I am able to."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "умею" (umeyu) – This also means "I can," but it is used to express skills or abilities, such as being able to swim, write, etc.

Infinitive form:
– The infinitive form is "мочь" (moch').

Conjugations of "мочь":
– Past:
– я мог (ya mog) – I could (masculine)
– я могла (ya mogla) – I could (feminine)
– мы могли (my mogli) – We could
– Present:
– я могу (ya mogu) – I can
– ты можешь (ty mozhesh') – You can
– он/она может (on/ona mozhet) – He/She can
– мы можем (my mozhem) – We can
– вы можете (vy mozhete) – You (plural/formal) can
– они могут (oni mogut) – They can
– Future:
– я смогу (ya smogu) – I will be able to
– ты сможешь (ty smozhesh') – You will be able to
– он/она сможет (on/ona smozhet) – He/She will be able to
– мы сможем (my smozhem) – We will be able to
– вы сможете (vy smozhete) – You (plural/formal) will be able to
– они смогут (oni smogut) – They will be able to

Examples of sentences:
– Я могу помочь тебе. (Ya mogu pomoch' tebe.) – I can help you.
– Он не мог найти свои ключи. (On ne mog nayti svoi klyuchi.) – He couldn't find his keys.
– Мы сможем поехать завтра. (My smozhem poekhat' zavtra.) – We will be able to go tomorrow.

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я могу info.

Tips to Remember:
– "я могу" (ya mogu) sounds like "I am a goo" (imagine you're saying you are as capable as goo, moldable and versatile).

Explanations:
– "я могу" means "I can" or "I am able to" in Russian. It's used to express the capability or possibility of doing something.

Other Words:
– "в состоянии" (v sostoyanii) – "able to"
– "способен/способна" (spasoben/spasobna) – "capable" (masculine/feminine forms)

Conjugations:

Infinitive:
– мочь (moch’) – to be able to

Present Tense:
– я могу (ya mogu) – I can
– ты можешь (ty mozhesh) – you can (singular informal)
– он/она/оно может (on/ona/ono mozhet) – he/she/it can
– мы можем (my mozhem) – we can
– вы можете (vy mozhete) – you can (plural/formal)
– они могут (oni mogut) – they can

Past Tense:
– я мог/могла (ya mog/mogla) – I could (masculine/feminine)
– ты мог/могла (ty mog/mogla) – you could (singular informal, masculine/feminine)
– он мог (on mog) – he could
– она могла (ona mogla) – she could
– оно могло (ono moglo) – it could
– мы могли (my mogli) – we could
– вы могли (vy mogli) – you could (plural/formal)
– они могли (oni mogli) – they could

Future Tense:
– я смогу (ya smogu) – I will be able to
– ты сможешь (ty smozhesh) – you will be able to (singular informal)
– он/она/оно сможет (on/ona/ono smozhet) – he/she/it will be able to
– мы сможем (my smozhem) – we will be able to
– вы сможете (vy smozhete) – you will be able to (plural/formal)
– они смогут (oni smogut) – they will be able to

Examples:
1. Present Tense:
– Я могу помочь. (Ya mogu pomoch.) – I can help.
– Она может ехать. (Ona mozhet ekhat.) – She can go.

2. Past Tense:
– Я мог это сделать. (Ya mog eto sdelat.) – I could do that.
– Они могли прийти. (Oni mogli prijti.) – They could come.

3. Future Tense:
– Я смогу это сделать завтра. (Ya smogu eto sdelat zavtra.) – I will be able to do that tomorrow.
– Мы сможем встретиться позже. (My smozhem vstretitsya pozhe.) – We will be able to meet later.

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я могу info.

– Tips to remember the Russian word:
– Connect "я" to "I" which looks similar.
– Think of "могу" as "mogul" (someone powerful), which can help associate with "I can".

– Explanations:
– "я могу" translates to "I can" in English.
– It's used to express one's ability to do something.

– Other words that mean the same thing:
– "я умею" (ya umeyu) which also means "I can" or "I know how to".

– Conjugations:
– Infinitive: мочь (moch')
– Past tense:
– Masculine: я мог (ya mog)
– Feminine: я могла (ya mogla)
– Neuter: оно могло (ono moglo)
– Plural: мы могли (my mogli)
– Present tense:
– я могу (ya mogu)
– ты можешь (ty mozesh')
– он/она/оно может (on/ona/ono mozhet)
– мы можем (my mozhem)
– вы можете (vy mozhete)
– они могут (oni mogut)
– Future tense:
– я смогу (ya smogu)
– ты сможешь (ty smozeh')
– он/она/оно сможет (on/ona/ono smozhet)
– мы сможем (my smohem)
– вы сможете (vy smohete)
– они смогут (oni smogut)

– Examples of sentences:
– Past:
– Я мог сделать это вчера. (Ya mog sdelat' eto vchera.) – "I could do it yesterday."
– Она могла приехать раньше. (Ona mogla priekhat' ran'she.) – "She could arrive earlier."
– Present:
– Я могу помочь тебе. (Ya mogu pomoch' tebe.) – "I can help you."
– Ты можешь говорить по-русски? (Ty mozhesh' govorit' po-russki?) – "Can you speak Russian?"
– Future:
– Я смогу прийти завтра. (Ya smogu priyti zavtra.) – "I will be able to come tomorrow."
– Он сможет закончить работу вовремя. (On smozhet zakonchit' rabotu vovremya.) – "He will be able to finish the work on time."

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