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Russian word of the day: Забавный

Apr 18, 2023 (see all)
заба́вный
[ za-báv-nyî ]
funny, amusing, entertaining

Morphemic analysis

забавный
root: забав
suffix: н
ending: ый

Etymology

забава - fun, game, amusement
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Examples

  • Э́то о́чень заба́вная игра́, доставля́ющая ма́ссу сме́ха уча́ствующим в ней де́тям.

    é-ta ó-cheen' za-báv-na-ya eeg-rá, das-tav-lyá-yu-scha-ya más-su smyé-ha uchást-vu-yu-scheem v nyeî dyé-tyam

    This is a very funny game that brings a lot of laughter to the children participating in it.

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  • Всю доро́гу он развлека́л нас заба́вными исто́риями.

    fsyu da-ró-gu on raz-vlee-kál nas za-báv-ny-mee ees-tó-ree-yá-mee

    All the way he entertained us with funny stories.

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Same stem words

to amuse oneself; to make oneself merry

Additional examples

More Russian sentences with the words that contain "забавн".

  • Он ввёл в обихо́д не́сколько заба́вных выраже́ний.

    on vvyol v a-bee-hót nyés-kal'-ka za-báv-nyh vy-ra-zhé-neeî

    He introduced a few funny expressions.

  • Наблюда́ть за неуклю́жими движе́ниями ма́ленькой па́нды бы́ло чрезвыча́йно заба́вно.

    nab-lyu-dát' za nee-uk-lyú-zhee-mee dvee-zhé-nee-ya-mee má-leen'-kaî pán-dy bý-la chreez-vy-cháî-na za-báv-na

    Watching the baby panda's clumsy movements was extremely fun.

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