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"Past" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 05, 2018 (see all)
про́шлое
[ prósh-la-ye ]
Noun , neuter
past
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Examples of "Past" in Russian

  • Про́шлого не вернёшь.

    prósh-la-va nye veer-nyósh

    The past can not be returned.

  • В недалёком про́шлом он был учи́телем.

    v nee-da-lyó-kam prósh-lam on byl u-chée-tee-lyem

    In the recent past he was a teacher.

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Declension of the word прошлое

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. про́шлое
Genitive Gen. про́шлого
Dative Dat. про́шлому
Accusative Acc. про́шлое
Instrumental Inst. про́шлым
Prepositional Prep. про́шлом

Additional examples

  • Про́шлого не вернёшь.

    prósh-la-va nye veer-nyósh'

    You can\'t bring back the past.

  • По́сле жесточа́йших потрясе́ний лю́ди хоте́ли ми́ра и споко́йствия, а потому́ легко́ забыва́ли ва́жные собы́тия про́шлого.

    pós-lye zhees-ta-cháî-sheeh pat-ree-syé-neeî lyú-dee ha-tyé-lee mée-ra ee spa-kóîst-vee-ya, a pa-ta-mú leeh-kó za-by-vá-lee vázh-ny-ye sa-by-tee-ya prósh-la-va

    After the most severe upheavals, people wanted peace and tranquility, and therefore easily forgot important events of the past.

  • В тече́ние про́шлого го́да произошло́ мно́го обнадёживающих собы́тий.

    f tee-chyé-nee-ye prósh-la-va gó-da pra-ee-zash-ló mnó-ga ab-na-dyó-zhee-vá-yu-scheeh sa-bý-teeî

    Many encouraging developments have taken place during the past year.

  • Пре́дки его́ обрусе́ли ещё в про́шлом ве́ке.

    pryét-kee ee-vó ab-ru-syé-lee ee-schó f prósh-lam vyé-kye

    His ancestors became Russified in the last century.

  • В про́шлом году́ мы собра́ли хоро́ший урожа́й я́блок.

    f prósh-lam ga-dú my sab-rá-lee ha-ró-sheeî u-ra-zháî yáb-lak

    Last year we harvested a good apple crop.

  • В про́шлом году́ у них роди́лся ребёнок, ма́льчик, назва́ли Ди́мой.

    f prósh-lam ga-dú u neeh ra-déel-sya ree-byó-nak, mál'-cheek, nas-vá-lee dée-maî

    Last year, they had a baby, a boy, named Dima.

  • По́мня о про́шлом, мы забо́тимся о бу́дущем.

    póm-nya a prósh-lam, my za-bó-teem-sya a bú-du-schyem

    Remembering the past, we care about the future.

  • В про́шлом году́ он стал зя́тем президе́нта компа́нии, жени́вшись на его́ до́чери.

    f prósh-lam ga-dú on stal zyá-tyem pree-zee-dyén-ta kam-pá-nee-ee, zhee-néef-shees' na ye-vó dó-chee-ree

    Last year, he became the company president's son-in-law after having married his daughter.

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