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"Reason" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 20, 2019 (see all)
причи́на
[ pree-chée-na ]
Noun , feminine
cause, reason, motive
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Examples of "Reason" in Russian

  • Не зна́я причи́н пробле́мы, реши́ть её практи́чески невозмо́жно.

    nyе zná-ya pree-chéen prab-lyé-my, ree-shéet' ye-yó prak-tée-chees-kee nee-vaz-mózh-na

    Without knowing the causes of the problem, it is virtually impossible to solve it.

  • Мы не зна́ем, по како́й причи́не он так поступи́л.

    my nye zná-eem, pa ká-kóî pree-chée-nye on tak pas-tu-péel

    We do not know why he did it.

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Declension of the word причина

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. причи́на причи́ны
Genitive Gen. причи́ны причи́н
Dative Dat. причи́не причи́нам
Accusative Acc. причи́ну причи́ны
Instrumental Inst. причи́ной причи́нами
Prepositional Prep. причи́не причи́нах

Additional examples

  • По ра́зным причи́нам, нам пришло́сь отложи́ть за́пуск прое́кта.

    pa ráz-nym pree-chée-nam, nam preesh-lós' at-la-zhéet' zá-pusk pro-yék-ta

    For various reasons, we had to postpone the launch of the project.

  • На сле́дующий день она́ серди́то огрыза́лась на меня́ без причи́ны.

    na slyé-du-yu-scheeî dyen' a-ná seer-dée-ta ag-ry-zá-las' na mee-nyá bees fsyá-kaî pree-chée-ny

    The next day she angrily snapped at me for no reason.

  • Информацио́нные техноло́гии ста́ли причи́ной необрати́мых измене́ний в о́бществе.

    een-far-ma-tsee-ón-ny-ye teeh-na-ló-gee-ee stá-lee pree-chée-naî nee-ab-ra-tée-myh eez-mee-nyé-neeî v óp-scheest-vye

    Information technology has caused irreversible changes in society.

  • 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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