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Russian word of the day: Намеренно

Oct 24, 2023 (see all)
наме́ренно
[ na-myé-reen-na ]
advisedly, designedly, knowingly, intentionally, wilfully, purposely

Morphemic analysis

намеренно
root: намер
suffix: енн
suffix: о

Etymology

на + мера - a prefix indicating direction of action + measure

Examples

  • Мы не зна́ем, сде́лал ли он э́то наме́ренно и́ли нево́льно.

    my nye zná-eem, sdyé-lal lee on é-ta na-myé-reen-na ée-lee nee-vól'-na

    We don't know whether he did this intentionally or unwittingly.

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  • Всё э́то де́лается наме́ренно, что́бы страви́ть люде́й друг про́тив дру́га.

    fsyo é-ta dyé-la-ee-tsa na-myé-reen-na, chtó-by stra-véet' lyu-dyéî druk pró-teef drú-ga

    All this is done deliberately to pit people against each other.

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