No. 2,440 in Russian
позвонил
"Called" (past tense, masculine form).
In a sentence
Вчера я позвонил маме.
Yesterday, I called my mother.
In this sentence, "позвонил" is in the past tense and indicates the action of making a phone call to someone.
Позвонил врач и сказал, что мои анализы готовы.
The doctor called and said that my tests are ready.
Here, "позвонил" is again in the past tense, but it describes someone else initiating the phone call.
Пожалуйста, позвонил бы ты ему позже.
Could you please call him later?
In this sentence, "позвонил бы" is used in a polite and hypothetical manner to request action.
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