Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "right" in Russian

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право

Meaning: right

Pronunciation: [PRAH-vuh]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #292 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

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Вы не име́ете тако́го пра́ва.
You don't have such a right.
По како́му пра́ву вы прика́зываете мне э́то сде́лать?
By what authority do you order me to do this?
Вы име́ете пра́во выбира́ть ме́сто жи́тельства.
You have a right to choose a place of residence.
Нельзя́ лиши́ть челове́ка прав.
You can not deprive human his rights.
Полице́йский попроси́л мужчи́ну показа́ть води́тельские права́.
The policeman asked the man to show his driver's license.
Ну́жно уме́ть по́льзоваться свои́ми права́ми.
You should know how to use your rights.
Премьер-мини́стр говори́л о права́х челове́ка.
The prime-minister was talking about human rights.

Idioms and set expressions:

води́тельские права́ = driver's license
literal driver's rights

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	пра́во	права́
Genitive	пра́ва	пра́в
Dative	пра́ву	права́м
Accusative	пра́во	права́
Instrumental	пра́вом	права́ми
Prepositional	пра́ве	права́х

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