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Russian word of the day: Затея

Jun 06, 2022 (see all)
зате́я
[ za-tyé-ya ]
Noun , feminine
plan, undertaking, ploy, invention, diversion, trick
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Morphemic analysis

затея
root: зате
ending: я

Examples

  • 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.

  • Ве́чер прошёл без зате́й.

    vyé-cheer pra-shól byez za-tyéî

    The evening was uneventful.

    Lit.: The evening passed without anything happening.

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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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Additional examples

  • Вся э́та зате́я мне соверше́нно не по нра́ву!

    fsya é-ta za-tyé-ya mnye sa-veer-shén-na nye pa nrá-vu

    I don't like this whole idea at all!

  • Успе́х зате́и оказа́лся про́сто ошеломи́тельным.

    us-pyéh za-tyé-ee a-ka-zál-sya prós-ta a-shee-la-mee-teel'-nym

    The success of the venture was simply overwhelming.

  • Наде́юсь, ему́ хва́тит ума́ послу́шаться до́брого сове́та и оста́вить э́ту зате́ю.

    na-dyé-yus', ye-mú hvá-teet u-má pa-slú-sha-tsa dób-ra-va sa-vyé-ta ee as-tá-veet' é-tu za-tyé-yu

    I hope he will be smart enough to take good advice and leave this venture.

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