Russian vocabulary - Word: любовь (lyoo-BOHF') - Pronunciation and Examples

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любовь

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Meaning: love, affection, passion

Pronunciation: [lyoo-BOHF']

Part of speech: noun

Rank: #352 (see frequency list)

 Example sentences:
  • Любовь – это смысл жизни.
  • Love is the meaning of life.
  • Он признался в любви своей девушке.
  • He made a declaration of love to his girlfriend.
  • Ты – моя любовь.
  • You are my love. (familiar)
  • Александр Пушкин известен своими стихами о любви.
  • Alexander Pushkin is known for his poems about love.
  • Мы женились по любви.
  • We married for love.
  • Вы помните свою первую любовь?
  • Do you remember your first love?
  • Я люблю и ненавижу тебя.
  • I love and hate you.
  • У них любовь в первого взгляда.
  • They loved each other at first sight. (lit: they have love at first sight)
  • Солдат воевал из любви а родине.
  • The soldier was fighting for the love of his motherland.
  • Материнская любовь безгранична.
  • Maternal love has no limits.
 Idioms and set expressions:
  • слепая любовь = blind live
  • корыстная любовь = cupboard love
  • любовь без взаимности = unrequited love
  • заниматься любовью = to make love
  • из любви к искусству = for the fun / love of it
  • любовь с первого взгляда = love at first sight
 Proverbs and sayings:
  • Любовь зла, полюбишь и козла.
  • Где любовь и совет, там и горя нет.
  • Когда любовь шепчет, разум замолкает.
 Other forms of the word (declensions):
Case Singular Plural
Nominativeлюбо́вь(uncountable)
Genitiveлюбви́(uncountable)
Dativeлюбви́(uncountable)
Accusativeлюбо́вь(uncountable)
Instrumentalлюбо́вью(uncountable)
Prepositionalлюбви́(uncountable)


































































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