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Russian word of the day: Фигня

Jan 07, 2020 (see all)
фигня́
[ feeg-nyá ]
Noun , feminine
(slang) nonsense; trash, junk; mess; thingy; something small and not important
Russian slang

Useful information

Фигня comes from the word фиг - a gesture on the picture that means "nothing".

Examples

  • Хва́тит фигней занима́ться, займи́тесь де́лом!

    hvá-teet feeg-nyóî za-nee-má-tsa, zaî-mée-tees' dyé-lam

    Stop fooling around, get down to business!

  • Извини́, что так получи́лось. - Да ла́дно, фигня, не пережива́й.

    eez-vee-née, chto tak pa-lu-chée-las' - da lád-na, feeg-nyá, nye pee-ree-zhee-váî

    Sorry for what happened. - That's ok, no worries.

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Declension of the word фигня

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. фигня́ фи́гни
Genitive Gen. фигни́ фигне́й
Dative Dat. фигне́ фигня́м
Accusative Acc. фигню́ фи́гни
Instrumental Inst. фигнёй фигня́ми
Prepositional Prep. фигне́ фигня́х
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Same stem words

офиги́тельный [a-fee-gée-teel'-nyî] Adjective
(slang) unbelievable, astounding, mind-blowing
ни фига́ [nee fee-gá] Phrase
completely nothing, not a thing (slang)

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