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Russian word of the day: Перемена

Mar 03, 2022 (see all)
переме́на
[ pee-ree-myé-na ]
Noun , feminine
(in school) recess, break; change, alternation

Morphemic analysis

перемена
prefix: пере
root: мен
ending: а

Etymology

менять - to change

Examples

  • Шко́льники всегда́ найду́т, чем заня́ться на переме́не.

    shkól'-nee-kee fseeg-dá naî-dút, chyem za-nyá-tsa na pee-ree-myé-nye

    Pupils will always find something to do during recess.

  • Но́вое руково́дство заво́да доби́лось рази́тельных переме́н.

    nó-va-ye ru-ka-vótst-va za-vó-da da-bée-las' ra-zée-teel'-nyh pee-ree-myén

    The new management of the factory has achieved striking changes.

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Declension of the word перемена

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. переме́на переме́ны
Genitive Gen. переме́ны переме́н
Dative Dat. переме́не переме́нам
Accusative Acc. переме́ну переме́ны
Instrumental Inst. переме́ной переме́нами
Prepositional Prep. переме́не переме́нах

Same stem words

измене́ние [eez-mee-nyé-nee-ye] Noun , neuter
change, modification, alteration
измени́ть [eez-mee-néet'] Verb , perfective
change, modify, vary, alter; to betray, to be unfaithful
поменя́ть [pa-mee-nyát'] Verb , perfective
to change, to exchange

Additional examples

  • От переме́ны мест слага́емых су́мма не меня́ется.

    at pee-ree-myé-ny myest sla-gá-ee-myh súm-ma nye mee-nyá-ee-tsa

    The sum does not change from a change in the places of the terms.

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