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"Mother" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Oct 07, 2019 (see all)
мать
[ mat ]
Noun , feminine
mother
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Examples of "Mother" in Russian

  • В свои́ 30 лет он до сих пор живёт с отцо́м и ма́терью.

    f sva-ée trée-tsat' lyet on da seeh por zhee-vyót s at-tsóm ee má-teer'-yu

    At the age of 30, he still lives with his father and mother.

  • Многоде́тные ма́тери мо́гут получи́ть дополни́тельную по́мощь от госуда́рства.

    mna-ga-dyét-ny-ye má-tee-ree mó-gut pa-lu-chéet' da-pal-née-teel'-nu-yu pó-masch' at ga-su-dárst-va

    Mothers with many children may receive additional assistance from the state.

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Declension of the word мать

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. мать ма́тери
Genitive Gen. ма́тери матере́й
Dative Dat. ма́тери матеря́м
Accusative Acc. мать матере́й
Instrumental Inst. ма́терью матеря́ми
Prepositional Prep. ма́тери матеря́х

Additional examples

  • Ещё в де́тстве мать и оте́ц учи́ли его́ иска́ть в любо́й ситуа́ции акти́вные и сме́лые реше́ния.

    ye-schyó v dyéts-tvye mat' ee a-tyéts u-chée-lee ye-vó ees-kát' v lyu-bóî see-tu-á-tsee-ee ak-téev-ny-ye ee smyé-ly-ye ree-shé-nee-ya

    When he was a child, his mother and father taught him to look for active and bold solutions in any situation.

  • Поли́ция задержа́ла мужчи́ну, разгу́ливавшего по го́роду в чём мать родила́.

    pa-lée-tsee-ya za-deer-zhá-la mush-chée-nu, raz-gú-lee-vaf-shee-va pa gó-ra-du f chyom mat' ra-dee-lá

    The police detained a man who was walking around the city in his birthday suit.

  • Он люби́л купа́ться в реке́ в чём мать родила́.

    on lyu-béel ku-pá-tsa v ree-kýe v chyom mat' ra-dee-lá

    He loved to swim in the river in his birthday suit.

  • Он пререка́ется с ма́терью по любо́му по́воду.

    on pree-ree-ká-ee-tsa s má-teer'-yu pa lyu-bó-mu pó-va-du

    He always (for any reason) wrangles with his mother.

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