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Russian word of the day: Суть

Jul 12, 2023 (see all)

суть

[ sut' ]

Noun , feminine

essence, core, main point, gist

Studies

Morphemic analysis

суть

root: суть

Etymology

It is traditionally regarded by scholars as the third person plural form of the verb "быть" (to be). It goes back to the same stem as "сущность" (essence).

Examples

Ему́ потре́бовалась мину́та, что́бы по́лностью осозна́ть всю суть услы́шанного.

ye-mú pa-tryé-ba-va-las' mee-nú-ta, chtó-by pól-nast'-yu a-saz-nát' fsyu sut' us-lý-shan-na-va

It took him a minute to fully grasp the gist of what he had heard.

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Она́ тут же смекну́ла, в чём суть пробле́мы, и ста́ла предлага́ть реше́ния.

a-ná tut zhe smeek-nú-la, f chyom sut' prab-lyé-my, ee stá-la preed-la-gát' ree-shé-nee-ya

She immediately understood what the essence of the problem was, and began to offer solutions.

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Declension of the word суть

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nom.	суть	су́ти
Genitive Gen.	су́ти	су́тей
Dative Dat.	су́ти	су́тям
Accusative Acc.	суть	су́ти
Instrumental Inst.	су́тью	су́тями
Prepositional Prep.	су́ти	су́тях

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Additional examples

Он вы́глядел так, как бу́дто внеза́пно осозна́л всю суть мирозда́ния.
on výg-lee-deel tak, kak bút-ta vnee-záp-na a-saz-nál fsyu sut' mee-ra-zdá-nee-ya
He looked as if he had suddenly realized the essence of the universe.
Мы не бу́дем углубля́ться в дета́ли, а сосредото́чимся на су́ти.
my nye bú-deem ug-lub-lyá-tsa v dee-tá-lee, a sa-sree-da-tó-cheem-sya na sú-tee
We will not go into details, but will focus on the essence.