No. 796 in Russian
купить
To buy.
In a sentence
Я хочу купить книгу.
I want to buy a book.
The verb 'купить' is used here to indicate a desire or intention to acquire an item through purchase.
Моя приятельница купила новую машину.
My friend bought a new car.
'Купить' is used in the past tense 'купила' to describe the action of purchasing completed by the subject in the past.
Нам придется купить билеты на поезд.
We will have to buy train tickets.
In this sentence, 'купить' is used in the infinitive form to express the necessity of making a purchase in the future.
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