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"Poor" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 14, 2022 (see all)
бе́дный
[ byéd-nyî ]
poor

Morphemic analysis

бедный
root: бедн
ending: ый

Etymology

беда - misfortune, trouble
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Examples of "Poor" in Russian

  • С ка́ждым го́дом бе́дные стано́вятся всё бедне́е, а бога́тые богаче́.

    s kázh-dym gó-dam byéd-ny-ye sta-nó-vya-tsa fsyo beed-nyé-ye, a ba-gá-ty-yeba-gá-chye

    Every year the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

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  • Он вы́ходец из бе́дной, но о́чень культу́рной семьи́.

    on vý-ha-deets eez byéd-naî, no ó-cheen' kul'-túr-naî seem'-ee

    He comes from a poor but very cultured family.

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Same stem words

бе́дность [byéd-nast'] Noun , feminine
poverty; beggary; misery
бедня́га [beed-nyá-ga] Noun , masculine or feminine
poor fellow, poor thing

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