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"Hope" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 23, 2020 (see all)
наде́жда
[ na-dyézh-da ]
Noun , feminine
hope
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Examples of "Hope" in Russian

  • Наде́жда умира́ет после́дней.

    na-dyézh-da u-mee-rá-eet pas-lyéd-nyeî

    Hope dies last.

  • На тебя́ тепе́рь вся наде́жда, не подведи́!

    na tee-byá tee-pyér' fsya na-dyézh-da, nye pad-vee-dée

    All our hopes are now lie with you, do not let us down!

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Declension of the word надежда

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. наде́жда
Genitive Gen. наде́жды
Dative Dat. наде́жде
Accusative Acc. наде́жду
Instrumental Inst. наде́ждой
Prepositional Prep. наде́жде

Same stem words

обнадёживающий [ab-na-dyó-zhee-va-yu-scheeî] Adjective
encouraging
to hope

Additional examples

  • Наде́жда на лу́чшее бу́дущее наконе́ц-то посели́лась в ду́шах многострада́льного наро́да.

    na-dyézh-da na lúch-she-ye bú-du-schyé-ye na-ka-nyéts-ta pa-see-lée-las' v dú-shah mna-ga-stra-dál'-na-va- na-ró-da

    Hope for a better future has finally settled in the souls of the long-suffering people.

  • Хотя́ не всё их наде́жды оправда́лись, свои́м приме́ром они́ вдохнови́ли мно́жество люде́й во всём ми́ре.

    ha-tyá nye fsye eeh na-dyézh-dy ap-rav-dá-lees', sva-éem pree-myé-ram a-neé vdah-na-vée-lee mnó-zheest-va lyu-dyéî va fsyom mée-rye

    Although not all of their hopes came true, their example inspired many people around the world.

  • Вско́ре он насто́лько отста́л и́з-за пропу́щенных заня́тий, что лиши́лся наде́жды наверста́ть упу́щенное.

    fskó-rye on na-stól'-ka ats-tál éez-za pra-pú-scheen-nyh za-nyá-teeî, chto lee-shéel-sya na-dyézh-dy na-veers-tát' u-pú-scheen-na-ye

    Soon he was so behind due to missed classes that he lost hope of making up for lost time.

  • Она́ стара́лась говори́ть ро́вным то́ном в наде́жде успоко́ить прису́тствующих.

    a-ná sta-rá-las' ga-va-réet' róv-nym tó-nas v na-dyézh-dye us-pa-kó-eet' pree-sútst-vu-yu-scheeh

    She tried to speak with an even (calm) tone hoping to reassure those present.

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3 thoughts on “Надежда

  1. Hello, in ‘Наде́жда умира́ет после́дней’, why is instrumental used in после́дней? Thanks.

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hello Anita,

      In expressions like this one, the Instrumental case is always used for the ordinal numeral or adjective. For example:

      – Он пришел первым.
      He arrived first.

      – Она была второй в очереди.
      She was second in line.

      – Мы уходили последними.
      We were the last to leave.

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