Quick answer
уста́ну, уста́нешь, уста́нет, уста́нем, уста́нете, уста́нут
to get tired. Perfective: уста́ну, уста́нешь. The past я уста́л / уста́ла means “I am tired” right now.
Conjugation
| Person | Future | Past |
|---|---|---|
| я | уста́ну | уста́л |
| ты | уста́нешь | уста́л |
| он / она́ | уста́нет | уста́л / уста́ла |
| мы | уста́нем | уста́ли |
| вы | уста́нете | уста́ли |
| они́ | уста́нут | уста́ли |
Russian has no adjective “tired” in everyday use — the perfective past does the job. The English present maps onto a Russian past, which is why this verb is worth a page of its own.
| Form | Russian | Note |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | уста́ть | perfective |
| aspect partner | устава́ть | the imperfective: to get tired regularly |
| future | уста́ну | the table is the future |
| imperative | не устава́й(те) | don’t get worn out! |
🔊 Fixed on -ста́-
Which form to learn first
Я уста́л / уста́ла — one of the first full sentences you will need.
Я уста́л.I’m tired. — male speaker
Я уста́ла.I’m tired. — female speaker
Мы уста́ли.We’re tired.
Я устаю́ от шу́ма.Noise wears me out. — imperfective, от + genitive
Typical mistakes
Я уста́лый.
Я уста́л.
The past-tense verb is the normal way to say it.
Я уста́л — said by a woman
Я уста́ла.
The past agrees with gender.
Check yourself
A woman says “I’m tired”:
Feminine past: уста́ла.