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Russian word of the day: Самостоятельный

Oct 04, 2023 (see all)
самостоя́тельный
[ sa-ma-sta-yá-teel'-nyî ]
independent, autonomous, self-dependent, self-consistent, self-sustained

Morphemic analysis

самостоятельный
root: самостоятельн
ending: ый

Etymology

сам + стоять - self + to stand
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Examples

  • В быту́ малы́ш к пяти́ года́м стано́вится вполне́ самостоя́тельным.

    v by-tú ma-lýsh k pee-tée ga-dám sta-nó-vee-tsa fpal-nyé sa-ma-stá-yá-teel'-nym

    In everyday life, by the age of five, a child becomes quite independent.

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  • В два́дцать пять лет он на́чал самостоя́тельную карье́ру в ка́честве незави́симого фото́графа.

    v dvá-tsat' pyat' lyet on ná-chal sa-ma-sta-yá-teel'-nu-yu kar'-yé-ru f ká-cheest-vye nee-za-vée-see-ma-va fa-tóg-ra-fa

    At twenty-five he began his independent career as a freelance photographer.

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Same stem words

to stand, to be

Additional examples

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

  • Без переда́чи зна́ния мы принужда́ем ка́ждое но́вое поколе́ние начина́ть с нуля́ и обуча́ться самостоя́тельно, полага́ясь на со́бственную интуи́цию и ориенти́руясь на ску́дный о́пыт свои́х све́рстников.

    byes pee-ree-dá-chee zná-nee-ya my pree-núzh-dá-eem kázh-da-ye nó-va-ye pa-ka-lyé-nee-ye na-chee-nát' s nu-lyá ee a-bu-chá-tsa sa-mas-ta-yá-teel'-na, pa-la-gá-yas' na sopst-veen-nú-yu een-tu-ée-tsee-yu ee a-ree-een-tée-ru-yas' na skúd-nyî ó-pyt sva-éeh svyérst-nee-kaf

    Without knowledge transfer, we force each new generation to start from scratch and learn by themselves, relying on their own intuition and looking at the meager experience of their peers.

  • Научи́вшись добыва́ть себе́ еду́, подро́сшие птенцы́ начина́ют самостоя́тельную жизнь.

    na-u-chéef-shees' da-by-vát' see-byé ye-dú, pad-rós-shee-ye pteen-tsý na-chee-ná-yut sa-ma-sta-yá-teel'-nu-yu zheezn'

    Having learned to get their own food, the grown chicks begin an independent life.

  • Ему́ придётся выкру́чиваться из э́той ситуа́ции самостоя́тельно.

    ye-mú pree-dyó-tsa vy-krú-chee-va-tsa eez é-taî see-tu-á-tsee-ee sa-ma-sta-yá-teel'-na

    He will have to get out of this situation on his own.

  • Почти́ все предме́ты крестья́нской оде́жды изгота́вливали самостоя́тельно в своём хозя́йстве.

    pach-tée fsye preed-myé-ty kreest'-yáns-kaî a-dyézh-dy eez-ga-táv-lee-va-lee sa-ma-sta-yá-teel'-na f sva-yóm ha-zyáîst-vyé

    Almost all the items of peasant clothes were made independently in their household.

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