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Russian word of the day: Жизнерадостный

Sep 07, 2022 (see all)
жизнера́достный
[ zheez-nee-rá-das-nyî ]
cheerful, merry, joyous, full of life

Morphemic analysis

жизнерадостный
root: жи
suffix: зн
connecting vowel: е
root: рад
suffix: ост
suffix: н
ending: ый

Etymology

жизнь + радость - life + joy

Examples

  • С пло́щади доноси́лась жизнера́достная му́зыка и шум гуля́ющей толпы́.

    s pló-scha-dee da-na-sée-las' zheez-nee-rá-das-na-ya mú-zy-ka ee shym gu-lyá-yu-schyeî tal-pý

    Cheerful music and the noise of the celebrating crowd could be heard from the square.

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  • Они́ остава́лись жизнера́достными и люби́ли люде́й, несмотря́ на все тя́готы, кото́рые им довело́сь испыта́ть.

    a-née as-ta-vá-lees' zheez-nee-rá-das-ny-mee ee lyu-bée-lee lyu-dyéî, nee-smat-ryá na fsye tyá-ga-ty, ka-tó-ry-ye eem da-vee-lós' ees-py-tát'

    They remained joyful and loved people despite all the hardships that they happened to experience.

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Same stem words

joy, gladness
общежи́тие [ap-schee-zhée-tee-ye] Noun , neuter
dormitory, hall of residence, hostel
живо́й [zhee-vóî] Adjective
alive, living; lively, vivid, brisk
to be glad / pleased / happy
to live
to be happy, to rejoice
пережива́ть [pee-ree-zhee-vát'] Verb , imperfective
to worry, to be upset, to take hard; to experience, to go through, to undergo, to suffer
to be happy, to rejoice

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