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"Bench" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Feb 09, 2023 (see all)
скаме́йка
[ ska-myéî-ka ]
Noun , feminine
bench

Morphemic analysis

скамейка
root: скамей
suffix: к
ending: а

Etymology

It comes from the Latin "scamnum" (bench), which, in turn, comes from the verb "scabo" (I plane).

Examples of "Bench" in Russian

  • Весь матч он провёл на скаме́йке запасны́х.

    vyes' match on pra-vyól na ska-myéî-kye za-pas-nýh

    He spent the entire match on the bench.

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  • Мы присели́ на ближа́йшую скаме́йку.

    my pree-syé-lee na blee-zháî-shu-yu ska-myéî-ku

    We sat down on the nearest bench.

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Declension of the word скамейка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. скаме́йка скаме́йки
Genitive Gen. скаме́йки скаме́ек
Dative Dat. скаме́йке скаме́йкам
Accusative Acc. скаме́йку скаме́йки
Instrumental Inst. скаме́йкой скаме́йками
Prepositional Prep. скаме́йке скаме́йках

Additional examples

  • Она́ присе́ла на скаме́йку, что́бы обу́ться.

    a-ná pree-syé-la na ska-myéî-ku, chtó-by a-bú-tsa

    She sat down on the bench to put the shoes on.

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