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How to say "truth" in Russian

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правда

Meaning: truth, justice, true, though

Pronunciation: [PRAHV-dah]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #202 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Это правда.
It is the truth. (It is true.)
Он всегда говорит правду.
He always tells the truth.
Ты пра́вда бро́сил кури́ть?
Is it true that you stopped smoking?
У́тро прекра́сно, не пра́вда ли?
The morning is wonderful, isnt' it?
Я читаю книги, правда не каждый день.
I read books, although not every day.
Она пришла, правда я долго её ждал.
She came, although I've been waiting for her for a long time.
Мы боремся за правду.
We fight for justice.
По пра́вде говоря́, я челове́к о́чень аза́ртный.
Frankly speaking, I am a very hot-tempered man.
Это сущая правда.
That is the exact truth.

Idioms and set expressions:

Правда? = Really?
По правде сказать, ... = To tell the truth ...; Frankly speaking ...
всеми правдами и неправдами = by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook
смотреть правде в глаза = to face the truth
Ваша правда. = You are right.
... не правда ли? = ... isn’t it?

Proverbs and sayings:

Что правда, то правда.
There's no denying the truth.
Правда глаза колет.
Home truths are hard to swallow. (Truth hurts.)
Правда своё возьмет.
Truth will prevail.
Не в силе правда, в правде сила.
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
Правдами и неправдами.
By hook or by crook.
Правда в огне не горит и в воде не тонет.
Truth never perishes.
Правду говорить - друга не нажить.
Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	пра́вда	пра́вды
Genitive	пра́вды	пра́вд
Dative	пра́вде	пра́вдам
Accusative	пра́вду	пра́вды
Instrumental	пра́вдой	пра́вдами
Prepositional	пра́вде	пра́вдах

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