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Russian word of the day: Потасовка

Feb 15, 2023 (see all)
потасо́вка
[ pa-ta-sóf-ka ]
Noun , feminine
brawl, fight, scuffle

Morphemic analysis

потасовка
prefix: по
root: тасов
suffix: к
ending: а

Etymology

тасовать - to shuffle

Examples

  • Конфли́кт бы́стро переро́с в потасо́вку.

    kanf-léekt býst-ra pee-ree-rós f pa-ta-sóf-ku

    The conflict quickly escalated into a brawl.

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  • Нака́л страсте́й среди́ боле́льщиков ча́сто приво́дит к кру́пным потасо́вкам.

    na-kál stras-tyéî sree-dée ba-lyél'-schee-kaf chás-ta pree-vó-deet k krúp-nym pa-ta-sóf-kam

    The intensity of passions among the fans often leads to major brawls.

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Declension of the word потасовка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. потасо́вка потасо́вки
Genitive Gen. потасо́вки потасо́вок
Dative Dat. потасо́вке потасо́вкам
Accusative Acc. потасо́вку потасо́вки
Instrumental Inst. потасо́вкой потасо́вками
Prepositional Prep. потасо́вке потасо́вках

Additional examples

  • Он был больши́м зади́рой и с удово́льствием ввя́зывался в любы́е потасо́вки.

    on byl bal'-sheem za-dée-raî ee s u-da-vól'st-vee-yem vvyá-zy-val-sya v lyu-bý-ye pa-ta-sóf-kee

    He was a big bully and gladly got involved in any fights.

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