Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)
How to say "year" in Russian
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Meaning:
year
Pronunciation:
[goht]
Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)
Rank: #50 (see frequency list)
Happy New Year!
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- Ка́ждый год мы е́здим в о́тпуск.
- We go on vacation every year.
- Андре́ю испо́лнился 21 год.
- Andrey turned 21 years old.
- literal [To] Andrey fulfilled 21 year.
- Оди́н год состои́т из 365 дней.
- One year consists of 365 days.
- В високо́сном году́ 366 дней.
- There are 366 days in a leap year.
- Уче́бный год начина́ется в сентябре́.
- The academic year starts in September.
- С Но́вым го́дом!
- Happy New Year!
- literal [I congratulate] with New Year!
- В Ри́о-де-Жане́йро со́лнце све́тит почти́ кру́глый год.
- In Rio de Janeiro, the sun shines almost the whole year round.
- Наступи́л 2008-й год.
- The year 2008 has started.
- literal Came 2008th year.
- Он зако́нчит институ́т че́рез три го́да.
- He will graduate in three years.
- literal He will finish an institute in three years.
- Где вы рабо́тали в про́шлом году́?
- Where did you work last year?
- Я роди́лся в 1990 году́.
- I was born in 1990. (said by male)
- literal I was born in 1990th year.
- Мой брат старше меня́ на два го́да.
- My brother is two years older than me.
- literal My brother [is] older [than] me by two years.
- круглый год = the whole year round
literal round year - Новый год = New Year
- C Новым годом! = Happy New Year!
literal [I congratulate] with New Year! - из года в год = year in, year out; year after year
literal from year to year - в годах = middle-aged, advanced in years
literal in years - не по годам = beyond one's years
literal not by years - без году неделя = just recently, the other day
literal without [a] year [a] week - текущий год = current year
- солнечный год = solar year
- неурожайный год = year of bad harvest
- три года тому назад = three years ago
- в прошлом году = last year
- уда́чный год = good year
literal successful year
- Час упустишь, годом не наверстаешь.
- Time doesn't wait.
- literal Miss one hour, and you won't make it up with one year.
- Годы берут свое.
- Old age tells.
- literal Years take [their] own.
- День практики стоит года теории.
- An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.
- literal A day of practice is worth a year of theory.
- Всякая тряпица в три года пригодится.
- Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it.
- literal Any rag will prove useful in three years.
Case |
Singular |
Plural |
Nominative | го́д | го́ды (года́) |
Genitive | го́да | годо́в |
Dative | го́ду | года́м |
Accusative | го́д | го́ды (года́) |
Instrumental | го́дом | года́ми |
Prepositional | го́де (в году́) | года́х |
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Word recordings: Copyright(c) 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright(c) 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.
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