Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "present" in Russian

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настоящий

Meaning: present, real, genuine, complete, this

Pronunciation: [nuhs-tuh-YAH-schiy]

Part of speech: adjective

Rank: #311 (see frequency list)

Drink, it's genuine coffee, not instant one.
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Example sentences:

Смотри́, вот настоя́щая любóвь!
Look, that's the true love!
Пей, это настоя́щий кóфе, а не раствори́мый.
Drink, it's genuine coffee, not instant one.
В настоя́щий момéнт делá иду́т нормáльно.
At the moment everything is going well.
literal At the present moment things are going well.
В ру́сском языкé есть настоя́щее, прошéдшее и бу́дущее врéмя.
There are the Present, Past and Future tenses in the Russian language.
Я хочу́ вы́йти зáмуж за настоя́щего мужчи́ну.
I want to marry a real man.
В еë глазáх он уви́дел настоя́щую рáдость.
He saw a real joy in her eyes.
Вскópе Михаи́л стал настоя́щим поэ́том.
Mikhail soon became a real poet.
Ку́кла пря́мо как настоя́щая!
The doll is almost like real!
Наш начáльник – настоя́щий дурáк!
Our boss is an absolute fool!
Рабóтать ну́жно как слéдует, по-настоя́щему.
One has to work as one should, in a proper way.
literal One has to work as one should, in a real way.
В настоя́щем соглашéнии говори́тся о постáвках нéфти и гáза в Еврóпу.
The present agreement stipulates oil and gas deliveries to Europe.
Настоя́щим удостоверя́ется, что Иванóв Пëтр Семëнович прошëл подготови́тельные ку́рсы по прогрáмме "Мéнеджмент".
It is to certify that Ivanov Pyotr Semyonovich took a preparation course on management.

Idioms and set expressions:

в настоя́щее врéмя = at present, today, now
literal in the present tense
в настоя́щий момéнт = at present, today, now
literal at the present moment
почти́ как настоя́щий = almost like real
настоя́щим удостоверя́ется = this is to certify
literal the present is to certify
настоя́щее врéмя = the present tense
по-настоя́щему = properly, in a right way
literal in a real way

Related words:

реáльный = real
натурáльный = natural

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