Носить (часть вторая)
The most generic verb for “to carry” in Russian is носить. Note the consonant mutation in the я form:
| Imperfective | |
| Infinitive | носить |
| Past | носил носила носило носили |
| Present | ношу носишь носит носим носите носят |
| Future |
буду носить будешь носить будет носить будем носить будете носить будут носить |
| Imperative | носи(те) |
This is an indeterminate imperfective verb which means it can be used with the preposition по + dative to indicated carrying something here and there, all over the place:
| Олечка всё утро носила свою новую куклу во дворе, знакомя её со всеми соседями. | All morning long little Olga carried her new doll around the courtyard, introducing her to all the neighbors. |
| Мой девиз — «Всегда готов!» Я везде ношу с собой швейцарский армейский нож. | My motto is “Always be prepared!” I carry a Swiss Army knife with me everywhere I go. |
Most indeterminate imperfective verbs can bear the meaning of “go there and back.” Носить is a bit odd in that it really isn't considered good style to use the verb that way. You will find it used conversationally, though, in that sense:
| — Где ты был? — Я носил черновик доклада к профессору. Хотел посоветоваться. Кажется, надо переписывать с нуля. |
“Where were you?” “I took the rough draft of my presentation to my professor's office. I wanted some advice. Looks like I'll have to rewrite it completely.” |
Notice that the translation of the last sentence doesn't contain the word “carry” in it. It is often the case that the Russian verbs of carrying (носить, нести, возить, везти, and the dozens of words derived from them) are best translate with “bring” or “take” in English.
Носить can also be used to take something to a particularly place on multiple occasions:
| Каждый день почтальон нам носит почту. | Every day the mailman brings us mail. |
| Мама каждый день носит свой обед на работу. | Mom takes her lunch to work every day. |
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