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"To work" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 20, 2018 (see all)
рабо́тать
[ ra-bó-tat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Instumental, Prepositional
Perfective - порабо́тать, срабо́тать (see below)
to work
Work

The perfective aspect

порабо́тать [pa-ra-bó-tat'] Verb , perfective
to do some work, to put in some work
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Examples of "To work" in Russian

  • Ты где рабо́таешь сейча́с?

    ty gdye ra-bó-ta-eesh seeî-chas

    Where are you working now?

  • Я там рабо́тала два го́да наза́д.

    ya tam ra-bó-ta-la dva gó-da na-zád

    I worked there two years ago.

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Same stem words

разраба́тывать [raz-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to develop, to design, to engineer, to elaborate, to exploit, to work up, to process
срабо́таться [sra-bó-ta-tsa] Verb , perfective
to work well together; to achieve harmony in work
безрабо́тица [beez-ra-bó-tee-tsa] Noun , feminine
unemployment
работя́га [ra-ba-tyá-ga] Noun , masculine or feminine
hard worker; plodder; blue-collar worker
подраба́тывать [pad-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to earn additionally, to earn on the side
безрабо́тный [beez-ra-bót-nyî] Adjective
unemployed, jobless
рабо́та [ra-bó-ta] Noun , feminine
work, job
зараба́тывать [za-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to earn

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Related words
сре́дство medium, means, facilities, method, way; tool, instrument, substance
полу́чка pay; payday
предположе́ние assumption, supposition, guess-work
разраба́тывать to develop, to design, to engineer, to elaborate, to exploit, to work up, to process

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