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No. 15,018 in Russian

подумал

"Подумал" means "thought" (past tense).

In a sentence

  • Я подумал о предложении и решил принять его.

    I thought about the proposal and decided to accept it.

    'Подумал' is used to indicate a completed action of thinking about something.

  • Мы подумали, что лучше пойти другим путём.

    We thought that it's better to go another way.

    'Подумали' shows a collective reflection leading to a conclusion in a specific situation.

  • Он сказал, что подумает над этой идеей.

    He said that he would think about this idea.

    'Подумает' expresses a future intention to perform the action of thinking.

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