Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "part" in Russian

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часть

Meaning: part, share, piece, department, section, line, branch

Pronunciation: [chahst']

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #221 (see frequency list)

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Example sentences:

Живо́тные - ча́сть приро́ды.
Animals are a part of nature.
Ве́рхняя ча́сть горы́ покры́та сне́гом.
The upper part of the mountain is covered in snow.
Пе́рвую часть я беру́ себе́, а остально́е - тебе́.
I take the first part for myself, and the rest is for you.
Анто́н разре́зал арбу́з на четы́ре ча́сти.
Anton cut the watermelon in four parts.
Москва́ нахо́дится в це́нтре европе́йской ча́сти Росси́и.
Moscow is located in the heart of the European part of Russia.
Рабо́та – это неотъе́млемая ча́сть жи́зни.
Work is an integral part of life.
Во́инская часть расположи́лась во́зле реки́.
The military unit stationed near a river.
Я хочу́ быть ча́стью тебя́.
I want to be a part of you.
У меня́ по э́той ча́сти нет прете́нзий.
I don't have any complaints regarding this.
Це́лое бо́льше су́ммы его часте́й.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Са́мую бо́льшую в ми́ре карти́ну распрода́ли по частя́м.
The world's largest painting was sold in parts.
Исто́рия Росси́и. Изда́ние в двух частя́х.
History of Russia. Edition in two parts.

Idioms and set expressions:

ча́сти ре́чи = parts of speech
по частя́м = in pieces, in parts
по бо́льшей ча́сти = mostly, for the most part
бо́льшей ча́стью = mostly, for the most part
э́то не по мое́й ча́сти = it is not in my line (colloquial)
прое́зжая ча́сть = carriageway, pave
он знато́к по э́той ча́сти = he is an expert at this

Related words:

части́чный = partial
ча́стный = particular; private
до́ля = share
фрагме́нт = a fragment, part

Proverbs and sayings:

Сего́дня пе́рвый день оста́вшейся части твое́й жи́зни.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ча́сть	ча́сти
Genitive	ча́сти	часте́й
Dative	ча́сти	частя́м
Accusative	ча́сть	ча́сти
Instrumental	ча́стью	частя́ми
Prepositional	ча́сти	частя́х

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