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"To explain" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Aug 28, 2017 (see all)
объясня́ть
[ ab-ee-snyát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative, Dative
Perfective - объясни́ть
to explain
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Examples of "To explain" in Russian

  • Никто́ мне ничего́ не объясня́л, я сам догада́лся.

    neek-tó mnye nee-chee-vó nye ab-ees-nyál, ya sam da-ga-dál-sya

    Nobody explained anything to me, I figured it out myself.

  • Листо́вка объясня́ет пра́вила голосова́ния.

    lees-tóf-ka ab-ees-nyá-eet prá-vee-la ga-la-sa-vá-nee-ya

    The leaflet explains the voting rules.

Объяснять - Conjugation
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Same stem words

объясни́ться [ab-yee-snée-tsa] Verb , perfective
to explain yourself, to have it out with somebody

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контро́льная (school) test
кани́кулы vacation, holidays, recess
оце́нка mark, grade; estimation, assessment, evaluation
прогу́ливать to miss, to skip (classes or work)

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