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Russian word of the day: Затея
Jun 06, 2022 (see all)
Morphemic analysis
затея
зате
: я
: : я
Examples
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Зате́я каза́лась безнадёжной, одна́ко сиде́ть сложа́ ру́ки бы́ло ещё ху́же.
za-tyé-ya ka-zá-las' beez-na-dyózh-naî, ad-na-ka see-dyét' sla-zhá rú-kee bý-la ye-schyó hú-zhe
The plan seemed hopeless, but doing nothing was even worse.
Lit.: The plan seemed hopeless, but sitting with folded arms was even worse.
Declension of the word затея
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative Nom. | зате́я | зате́и |
Genitive Gen. | зате́и | зате́й |
Dative Dat. | зате́е | зате́ям |
Accusative Acc. | зате́ю | зате́и |
Instrumental Inst. | зате́ей | зате́ями |
Prepositional Prep. | зате́е | зате́ях |
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