Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "huge" in Russian

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огромный

Meaning: huge, vast, enormous, giant

Pronunciation: [ahg-ROHM-niy]

Part of speech: adjective

Rank: #308 (see frequency list)

I have a huge teddy bear.
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Example sentences:

В э́том запове́днике живёт огро́мная я́щерица.
There is a huge lizard liveing in this natural reserve.
literal In this natural reserve there lives a huge lizard.
На берегу́ Во́лги лежи́т огро́мный ка́мень.
There is a huge stone on the bank of the Volga river.
literal On the bank of Volga there lies a huge stone.
На День рожде́ния мне подари́ли огро́мный буке́т роз.
I received a huge bouquet of roses as a present on my birthday.
Я хочу́ сказа́ть тебе́ "огро́мное спаси́бо" за всё, что ты для меня́ сде́лал.
I want to tell you "Thank you very much" for all you've done for me.
В э́том магази́не огро́мные ски́дки.
There are huge discounts in this store.
У меня́ есть огро́мный плю́шевый медве́дь.
I have a huge teddy bear.
Его́ дом был огро́мным, поэ́тому нам бы́ло где переночева́ть.
His house was huge, so we had somewhere to sleep.
У На́ди огро́мная колле́кция фи́льмов.
Nadya has a huge collection of movies.
literal At Nadya (there is) a huge collection of movies.
На конце́рт Фили́ппа Кирко́рова пришло огро́мное число́ покло́нников.
A huge number of fans came to Philip Kirkorov's concert.
У Росси́и са́мая огро́мная террито́рия на плане́те.
Russia has the vastest territory on the planet.

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