Verbs dropping the -ва- suffix (-даю, -стаю)

Some Russian verbs drop the -ва- suffix in the present tense. This rule specifically applies to verbs ending in -давать, -знавать, and -ставать.

To conjugate these verbs, remove the -ва- and add the standard First Conjugation endings. For this group, the present tense endings are always stressed: , -ёшь, -ёт, -ём, -ёте, -ют.

Pronounвставать (to get up)узнавать (to recognize / find out)
явстаюузнаю
тывстаёшьузнаёшь
он / она / оновстаётузнаёт
мывстаёмузнаём
вывстаётеузнаёте
онивстаютузнают

Notice how the -ва- disappears entirely when these verbs are used in the present tense:

This pattern includes verbs like давать (to give) and уставать (to get tired):

In the morning, coffee gives us energy, and we do not get tired.
Утром кофе даёт нам энергию, и мы не устаём.

Other verbs with "-вать"

This rule only applies to the -давать, -знавать, and -ставать families. Other verbs that happen to end in -вать do not drop the suffix and conjugate regularly. For example, зевать (to yawn) keeps its "в": я зеваю, ты зеваешь.

In the afternoon I get tired, yawn, and want to sleep.
Днём я устаю, зеваю и хочу спать.

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