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"Dust" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Aug 15, 2019 (see all)
пыль
[ pyl' ]
Noun , feminine
dust
Chores and housework
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Examples of "Dust" in Russian

  • Ско́лько пы́ли накопи́лось, пока́ нас тут не́ было!

    skól'-ka pý-lee na-ka-pée-las' pa-ká nas tut nyé by-la

    How much dust has accumulated while we were not here!

  • Не забу́дь вы́тереть пыль!

    nye za-bút' vy-tee-ryet' pyl'

    Do not forget to wipe the dust!

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Declension of the word пыль

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. пыль
Genitive Gen. пы́ли
Dative Dat. пы́ли
Accusative Acc. пыль
Instrumental Inst. пы́лью
Prepositional Prep. пы́ли
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Same stem words

пропылесо́сить [pra-py-lee-só-seet'] Verb , perfective
to vacuum
пылесо́с [py-lee-sós] Noun , masculine
vacuum cleaner

Additional examples

  • В помеще́нии па́хло пы́лью.

    v pa-mee-schyé-nee-ee páh-la pýl'- yu

    The room smelled of dust.

  • Иску́сственные цветы́ на столе́ бы́ли покры́ты пы́лью.

    ees-kúst-veen-ny-ye tsvye-tý na sta-lyé bý-lee pak-rý-ty pýl'-yu

    Artificial flowers on the table were covered with dust.

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сти́рка laundry, laundering
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