кушал

ate, was eating

k u ʂ ə ɫ → кушать

куш to eat + ал Past tense, masculine singular

verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #48,829

ate, was eating A polite or affectionate alternative to «ел»; it can sound childish or overly gentle in casual speech.

RU: Он кушал суп.

EN: He was eating soup.

Conjugation of кушать

Indicative past

кушал

Yes, I ate and slept well.

— Дылда (2019)

I ate bananas.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Did he eat?

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

What do you expect me to do, eat pastries or something?

— Dead Man's Bluff (2005)

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