Verb Reference: Вно́сити / Внести́ (to bring in / contribute) | Ukrainian Grammar

Imperfective: вно́сити — "to be bringing in / carrying in; to keep contributing (habitually or in the process)" Perfective: внести́ — "to bring in / carry in; to contribute; to introduce, make (once, completed)" Type: prefixed motion pair, prefix в- (= у-) 'into' on the нести́ / носи́ти base

вно́сити / внести́ is the verb of carrying something into an enclosed space — and, by a very productive metaphor, of introducing something abstract into a system: changes into a law, money into a fund, clarity into a muddle. It is built from the carrying base нести́ / носи́ти with the prefix в- 'into', the mirror image of вино́сити 'carry out'. The aspect split is the standard one: imperfective вно́сити for a habit or an unfinished process, perfective внести́ for a single completed act. The perfective past is the bare suppletive set вніс / внесла́ / внесло́ / внесли́ — no -в on the masculine. While the literal "carry furniture in" sense is everyday, by far the most frequent use you will meet is abstract: внести́ змі́ни "make changes," внести́ вне́сок "contribute," внести́ пропози́цію "put forward a proposal." Stress is marked on every form below.

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The prefix в- is the same "into" you hear in the preposition в/у, and the literal and abstract senses share one logic: you move something inside a container — a room, a document, a budget, a debate. Внести́ змі́ни в зако́н "introduce changes into a law" is the same picture as внести́ ди́ван у кімна́ту "carry the sofa into the room," just with an abstract container.

Present tense — imperfective вно́сити only (с→ш in the 1sg)

Only the imperfective has a present. вно́сити takes the носи́ти endings, with the consonant mutation с → ш in the 1sg вно́шу alone; every other person keeps plain -с-. Stress stays on the -но́- stem throughout.

Person	вно́сити — PRESENT	English
я	вно́шу	I bring in / contribute
ти	вно́сиш	you bring in (sg.)
він / вона́ / воно́	вно́сить	he / she / it brings in
ми	вно́симо	we bring in
ви	вно́сите	you bring in (pl./formal)
вони́	вно́сять	they bring in

Я щомі́сяця вно́шу части́ну зарпла́ти на депози́т.

Every month I pay part of my salary into a deposit account. (1sg вно́шу, с→ш; a regular habit.)

Депута́ти вно́сять до зако́ну деся́тки попра́вок щотижня́.

The deputies introduce dozens of amendments into the law every week. (3pl вно́сять — a recurring legislative process.)

Ця му́зика вно́сить у кімна́ту яку́сь те́плу, дома́шню атмосфе́ру.

This music brings a warm, homely atmosphere into the room. (Figurative 3sg вно́сить — 'introducing' a mood.)

Past tense — imperfective вно́сив vs bare suppletive перфектив вніс

The imperfective past вно́сив describes a repeated or ongoing contribution ("used to pay in," "was carrying in"). The perfective past is the bare suppletive set вніс / внесла́ / внесло́ / внесли́ — the masculine вніс takes no -в, and the stress jumps to the ending in the other three forms.

Gender / number	вно́сити (impf.)	внести́ (pf.) — suppletive
masculine	вно́сив	вніс
feminine	вно́сила	внесла́
neuter	вно́сило	внесло́
plural	вно́сили	внесли́

Парла́мент уже́ вніс змі́ни до бюдже́ту на насту́пний рік.

Parliament has already made changes to next year's budget. (Masculine вніс, bare suppletive past; one completed act.)

Її́ дисерта́ція внесла́ помі́тний вклад у ви́вчення цьо́го пита́ння.

Her dissertation made a notable contribution to the study of this question. (Feminine внесла́ — end-stressed; a single completed result.)

Ми тро́хи вно́сили ме́блі по че́рзі, бо две́рі вузькі́.

We carried the furniture in a bit at a time, because the doorway is narrow. (Imperfective вно́сили — an unfinished, drawn-out process.)

Future tense — perfective simple future + two imperfective futures

The perfective внести́ has a simple future built on the -нес- stem — and since perfectives have no present, this present-shaped form is its future. The stress sits on the ending throughout (внесу́, внесе́ш…). The imperfective builds two parallel futures for a future habit: the analytic бу́ду вно́сити and the synthetic вно́ситиму.

Person	внести́ (pf.) — FUTURE	Analytic impf.	Synthetic impf.
я	внесу́	бу́ду вно́сити	вно́ситиму
ти	внесе́ш	бу́деш вно́сити	вно́ситимеш
він / вона́ / воно́	внесе́	бу́де вно́сити	вно́ситиме
ми	внесемо́	бу́демо вно́сити	вно́ситимемо
ви	внесете́	бу́дете вно́сити	вно́ситимете
вони́	внесу́ть	бу́дуть вно́сити	вно́ситимуть

До кінця́ ти́жня ми внесемо́ всі ва́ші пра́вки в догові́р.

By the end of the week we'll enter all your edits into the contract. (Perfective future внесемо́ — one completed act.)

Я вно́ситиму по три́ста гри́вень щомі́сяця, по́ки не закри́ю креди́т.

I'll be paying in three hundred hryvnias a month until I clear the loan. (Imperfective synthetic future вно́ситиму — a future habit.)

Imperative

The perfective внеси́ / внесі́ть orders a single completed act ("enter it," "pay it in"); the imperfective внось / вно́сьте frames an ongoing or repeated request.

Addressee	внести́ (pf.)	вно́сити (impf.)
ти (informal)	внеси́	внось
ви (formal / plural)	внесі́ть	вно́сьте
3rd person (let…)	хай / неха́й внесе́	хай / неха́й вно́сить

Внесі́ть, будь ла́ска, ці да́ні в табли́цю до обі́ду.

Please enter this data into the table before lunch. (Formal perfective imperative внесі́ть — a single instruction.)

Government — the object, the place, and the fixed idioms

1. Literal: accusative object + в/на + accusative of the place

In the concrete sense the thing carried is in the accusative, and the place it goes into is в / на + accusative: внести́ ме́блі (acc.) в кімна́ту (acc.) "carry the furniture into the room." This is the directional accusative — motion into a space, not rest in it. See accusative uses.

Ванта́жники внесли́ важки́й сейф у кабіне́т дире́ктора.

The movers carried the heavy safe into the director's office. (Accusative object сейф + в + accusative кабіне́т.)

2. Abstract idioms — внести́ + accusative (+ в/до)

The high-frequency abstract uses pattern as внести́ + accusative noun, often with в / до + the document or domain: внести́ змі́ни "make changes," внести́ попра́вки "introduce amendments," внести́ пропози́цію "put forward a proposal," внести́ я́сність "clarify," внести́ розла́д "sow discord." Learn the high-frequency ones as wholes.

Цей комента́р наре́шті вніс я́сність у всю цю заплу́тану істо́рію.

That comment finally brought clarity to this whole confusing affair. (Idiom внести́ я́сність + в + accusative.)

3. внести́ вне́сок / вклад — "contribute"

To say someone "made a contribution," Ukrainian uses внести́ вне́сок or внести́ вклад, with the field marked у / в + accusative: внести́ вне́сок у нау́ку "make a contribution to science."

Ці дослі́дники внесли́ величе́зний вклад у боротьбу́ з хворо́бою.

These researchers made a huge contribution to the fight against the disease. (внести́ вклад у + accusative боротьбу́.)

A note for English speakers

English splits this verb across several phrasings — "bring in," "carry in," "pay in," "enter (data)," "introduce (changes)," "make (a contribution)," "table (a proposal)." The single Ukrainian pair вно́сити / внести́ covers them all, held together by the image of moving something into a container, literal or abstract. Two traps: first, after the verb the place takes the directional accusative (в кімна́ту, в зако́н), not the locative of rest — you are putting something into it. Second, the masculine perfective past is the bare вніс, with no -в; English speakers reflexively add a syllable. Note too the near-miss neighbour вино́сити / ви́нести 'carry out' — same base, opposite prefix.

Common Mistakes

❌ Він вно́сив змі́ни в зако́н учо́ра.

Aspect error — a single completed change is perfective: Він вніс змі́ни в зако́н учо́ра. The imperfective вно́сив frames a repeated or unfinished process.

✅ Він вніс змі́ни в зако́н учо́ра.

He made changes to the law yesterday.

❌ Я вно́сю свій вне́сок щомі́сяця.

Wrong 1sg — the с→ш mutation gives вно́шу, not 'вно́сю': Я вно́шу свій вне́сок щомі́сяця.

✅ Я вно́шу свій вне́сок щомі́сяця.

I make my contribution every month.

❌ Внеси́ ме́блі в кімна́ті.

Government error — motion into a space takes the accusative, not the locative: Внеси́ ме́блі в кімна́ту.

✅ Внеси́ ме́блі в кімна́ту.

Carry the furniture into the room.

❌ Парла́мент внісв змі́ни до бюдже́ту.

The masculine perfective past is bare — вніс, with no added -в: Парла́мент вніс змі́ни до бюдже́ту.

✅ Парла́мент вніс змі́ни до бюдже́ту.

Parliament made changes to the budget.

❌ Вони́ внесли́ вклад до нау́ки.

With вне́сок / вклад the field is marked у/в + accusative, not до + genitive: Вони́ внесли́ вклад у нау́ку.

✅ Вони́ внесли́ вклад у нау́ку.

They made a contribution to science.

Key Takeaways

Aspect pair: imperfective вно́сити (habit / process) vs perfective внести́ (a single completed act).
One image, two worlds: moving something into a container — literally (a room) or abstractly (a law, a budget, a debate).
Bare suppletive past: вніс / внесла́ / внесло́ / внесли́ (masculine has no -в; stress on the ending elsewhere).
1sg mutation: вно́шу (с→ш), plain -с- elsewhere; stem-stressed throughout the present.
Government: accusative object + в/на + accusative of the place (directional); key idioms внести́ змі́ни, внести́ вне́сок у + accusative, внести́ я́сність.
Opposite prefix neighbour: вино́сити / ви́нести 'carry out'.

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