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Russian word of the day: Народ

Sep 14, 2020 (see all)
наро́д
[ na-rót ]
Noun , masculine
people, nation, public
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Examples

  • Наро́д, забы́вший свою́ исто́рию, обречён пережи́ть её вновь.

    na-rót, za-býf-sheeî sva-yú ees-tó-ree-yu, ab-ree-chyón pee-ree-zhéet' ye-yó vnof'

    People who have forgotten their history are bound to repeat it again.

  • Большинство́ опро́шенных счита́ют, что власть ма́ло волну́ет, как живёт наро́д.

    bal'-sheenst-vó ap-ró-sheen-nyh schee-tá-yut, chto vlast' má-la val-nú-eet, kak zhee-vyót na-rót

    Most of the respondents believe that the authorities do not care much about how the people live.

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Declension of the word народ

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. наро́д наро́ды
Genitive Gen. наро́да наро́дов
Dative Dat. наро́ду наро́дам
Accusative Acc. наро́д наро́ды
Instrumental Inst. наро́дом наро́дами
Prepositional Prep. наро́де наро́дах

Additional examples

  • Блю́да из ква́шеной капу́сты есть в ку́хнях мно́гих наро́дов.

    blyú-da ees kvá-she-naî ka-pús-ty yest' v kúh-nyah mnó-geeh na-ró-dav

    Dishes from sauerkraut are in the cuisines of many nations.

  • На его́ столе́ лежа́л сбо́рник ска́зок наро́дов ми́ра.

    na ye-vó sta-lyé lee-zhál sbór-neek ská-zak na-ródaf mée-ra

    On his table, there was a book with a collection of fairy tales of the peoples of the world.

  • Сто́лько наро́ду в магази́не, ни одно́й свобо́дной теле́жки!

    stól-ka na-ró-du v ma-ga-zée-nye, nee ad-nóî sva-bód-naî tee-lyésh-kee

    So many people in the store, not a single empty cart!

  • Обы́чно на таки́е мероприя́тия наро́ду прихо́дит мно́го, быва́ет, что загля́дывают лю́ди соверше́нно случа́йные.

    a-bých-na na ta-kée-ye mee-ra-pree-yá-tee-ya na-ró-du pree-hó-deet mnó-ga, by-vá-eet, chto za-glyá-dy-va-yut lyú-dee sa-veer-shén-na slu-cháÎ-ny-ye

    Usually a lot of people come to such events, it happens that completely random people drop in.

  • Наде́жда на лу́чшее бу́дущее наконе́ц-то посели́лась в ду́шах многострада́льного наро́да.

    na-dyézh-da na lúch-she-ye bú-du-schyé-ye na-ka-nyéts-ta pa-see-lée-las' v dú-shah mna-ga-stra-dál'-na-va- na-ró-da

    Hope for a better future has finally settled in the souls of the long-suffering people.

  • Наро́д копи́л раздраже́ние, пока́ тяжёлая экономи́ческая ситуа́ция не спровоци́ровала восста́ние.

    na-rót ka-péel raz-dra-zhé-nee-ye, pa-ká tee-zhó-la-ya e-ka-na-mée-chees-ka-ya see-tu-á-tsee-ya nye spra-va-tsée-ra-va-la vas-tá-nee-ye

    The people were becoming more and more irritated until the difficult economic situation provoked an uprising.

  • Несмотря́ на приближе́ние но́чи, те́сные у́лочки ста́рого го́рода бурли́ли наро́дом.

    nee-smat-ryá na pree-blee-zhé-nee nó-chee, tyés-ny-ye ú-lach-kee stá-ra-va gó-ra-da bur-lée-lee na-ró-dam

    Despite the approach of night, the narrow streets of the old city were seething with people.

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