Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "relationship" in Russian

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отношение

Meaning: relationship, terms, attitude, treatment

Pronunciation: [uht-nuh-SHEH-nee-yeh]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #342 (see frequency list)

They are on friendly terms with each other.
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Example sentences:

У них хорóшие отношéния.
They are on good terms with each other.
literal They have good relations.
Какóе твоë отношéние к нóвому дирéктору?
What is your attitude to the new director?
Отношéния мéжду стрáнами налáдились.
The relations between the countries improved.
То, что ты говори́шь, не имéeт никакóго отношéния к дéлу.
What you're saying has absolutely nothing to do with the case.
Послу́шай, ну какóе э́то имéет отношéние к Кócте?
Listen, what does it have to do with Kostya?
Их отношéние к жи́зни противополóжно.
They have an opposite life positions.
literal They have an opposite attitudes to life.
Егó характеризу́ет бéрежное отношéние к вещáм.
He is caracterized by a careful handling of things.
literal He is caracterized by a careful attitude to things.
Я в хорóших отношéниях с мои́м бы́вшим му́жем.
I am on good terms with my ex-husband.
Онá в бли́зких отношéниях с еë мáтерью.
She is on terms of intimacy with her mother.
Онá прекрácный человéк во всех отношéниях
She is a wonderful person in every respect.
В нéкотором отношéнии я не соглácен с вáми.
I don't agree with you in some respects.

Idioms and set expressions:

в отношéнии = with respect (to)
по отношéнию (к) = regarding
в э́том отношéнии = in this respect
в нéкотором отношéнии = in some respect
во всех отношéниях = in every respect
во мнóгих отношéниях = in many respects
натя́нутые отношéния = strained relations

Related words:

cвязь = connection, bond, relationship

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	отноше́ние	отноше́ния
Genitive	отноше́ния	отноше́ний
Dative	отноше́нию	отноше́ниям
Accusative	отноше́ние	отноше́ния
Instrumental	отноше́нием	отноше́ниями
Prepositional	отноше́нии	отноше́ниях

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