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"Pastime" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 02, 2023 (see all)
времяпрепровожде́ние
[ vrye-mya-pree-pra-vazh-dyé-nee-ye ]
Noun , neuter
pastime, way of spending time

Morphemic analysis

времяпрепровождение
root: врем
suffix: я
prefix: пре
prefix: про
root: вожд
suffix: ени
ending: е

Etymology

время + проводить - time + to pass/spend
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Examples of "Pastime" in Russian

  • Одни́м из его́ люби́мых времяпрепровожде́ний бы́ло посеще́ние библиоте́ки.

    ad-néem eez ye-vó lyu-bée-myh vrye-mya-pree-pra-vazh-dyé-neeî bý-la pa-see-schyé-nee-ye beeb-lee-a-tyé-kee

    One of his favorite pastimes was visiting the library.

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  • Прия́тного вам времяпрепровожде́ния!

    pree-yát-na-va vam vrye-mya-pree-pra-vazh-dyé-nee-ya

    Have a good time!

    Lit.: Pleasant passtime to you!

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Declension of the word времяпрепровождение

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. времяпрепровожде́ние времяпрепровожде́ния
Genitive Gen. времяпрепровожде́ния времяпрепровожде́ний
Dative Dat. времяпрепровожде́нию времяпрепровожде́ниям
Accusative Acc. времяпрепровожде́ние времяпрепровожде́ния
Instrumental Inst. времяпрепровожде́нием времяпрепровожде́ниями
Prepositional Prep. времяпрепровожде́нии времяпрепровожде́ниях

Same stem words

wire, cable, cord, line
води́тель [va-dée-teel'] Noun , masculine
driver
переводи́ть [pee-ree-va-déet'] Verb , imperfective
to translate; to transfer; to convert; to take across
вре́мя [vryé-mya] Noun , neuter
time

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