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Russian word of the day: Халатность

Nov 11, 2022 (see all)
хала́тность
[ ha-lát-nast' ]
Noun , feminine
carelessness, negligence, dereliction of duty

Morphemic analysis

халатность
root: халатн
suffix: ость

Etymology

халат - dressing gown
Russian Pod 101

Examples

  • Его́ хала́тность ста́ла причи́ной поло́мки обору́дования.

    ye-vó ha-lát-nast' stá-la pree-chée-naî pa-lóm-kee a-ba-rú-da-va-nee-ya

    His negligence caused the equipment to break down.

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  • Пожа́р возни́к и́з-за хала́тности отве́тственных рабо́тников.

    pa-zhár vaz-néek eez-za ha-lát-nas-tee at-vyétst-veen-nyh ra-bót-nee-kaf

    The fire was caused by the negligence of responsible employees.

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Declension of the word халатность

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. хала́тность хала́тности
Genitive Gen. хала́тности хала́тностей
Dative Dat. хала́тности хала́тностям
Accusative Acc. хала́тность хала́тности
Instrumental Inst. хала́тностью хала́тностями
Prepositional Prep. хала́тности хала́тностях

Same stem words

bathrobe, dressing gown

Additional examples

  • Хала́тность охра́нника помогла́ злоумы́шленникам соверши́ть преступле́ние.

    ha-lát-nast' ah-rán-nee-ke pa-mag-lá zla-u-mýsh-leen-nee-kam sa-veer-shéet' prees-tup-lyé-nee-ye

    The negligence of the security guard helped the attackers to commit the crime.

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