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"Perfume" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 29, 2023 (see all)
духи́
[ du-hée ]
Noun , plural
perfume, scent

Morphemic analysis

духи
root: дух
ending: и

Examples of "Perfume" in Russian

  • Традицио́нные духи́ представля́ют собо́й смесь компози́ции эфи́рных ма́сел, спи́рта и воды́.

    tra-dee-tsee-ón-ny-ye du-hée preet-stav-lyá-yut sa-bóî smyes' kam-pa-zée-tsee-ee e-féer-nyh má-syel, spéer-ta ee va-dý

    Traditional perfumes are a mixture of essential oils, alcohol and water.

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  • От неё едва́ заме́тно па́хло духа́ми.

    at nee-yó yed-vá za-myét-na páh-la du-há-mee

    She smelled slightly of perfume.

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Declension of the word духи

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. духи́
Genitive Gen. ду́хов
Dative Dat. духа́м
Accusative Acc. духи́
Instrumental Inst. духа́ми
Prepositional Prep. духа́х

Additional examples

  • От неё исходи́л едва́ заме́тный пря́ный арома́т духо́в.

    at nee-yó ees-ha-déel yed-vá za-myét-nyî pryá-nyî a-ra-mát du-hóf

    She was exuding a barely noticeable spicy aroma of perfume.

  • Она́ разверну́лась и вы́шла, оста́вив по́сле себя́ шлейф дороги́х те́рпких духо́в.

    a-ná raz-veer-nú-las' ee výsh-la, as-tá-veef pós-lye see-byá shlyéîf da-ra-géeh tyérp-keeh du-hóf

    She turned and walked out, leaving behind a trail of expensive, tart perfume.

  • Она́ я́вно переборщи́ла с духа́ми, от неё за версту́ несло́ арома́том роз.

    a-ná yáv-na pee-ree-bar-schée-la s du-há-mee, at nee-yó za vers-tú nees-ló a-ra-má-tam ros

    She had obviously gone too far with perfume; she smelled of roses a mile away.

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