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"Relative" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 19, 2022 (see all)
ро́дственник
[ rótst-veen-neek ]
Noun , masculine, fem: ро́дственница
relative, kinsman

Morphemic analysis

родственник
root: род
suffix: ств
suffix: енн
suffix: ик

Etymology

род - family, kin, clan
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Examples of "Relative" in Russian

  • У меня́ есть ро́дственники в Москве́, но мы не обща́емся.

    u mee-nyá yest' rótst-veen-nee-kee v mask-vyé, no my nye ap-schá-eem-sya

    I have relatives in Moscow, but we do not communicate.

  • На сле́дующей неде́ле к нам приезжа́ют ро́дственники погости́ть.

    na slyé-du-yu-schyeî nee-dyé-lye k nam pree-eez-zhá-yut rótst-veen-nee-kee pa-gas-téet'

    Relatives are coming to visit us next week.

    Lit.: Next week, relatives are coming to us to be our guests.

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Declension of the word родственник

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. ро́дственник ро́дственники
Genitive Gen. ро́дственника ро́дственников
Dative Dat. ро́дственнику ро́дственникам
Accusative Acc. ро́дственника ро́дственников
Instrumental Inst. ро́дственником ро́дственниками
Prepositional Prep. ро́дственнике ро́дственниках

Same stem words

ро́дина [ró-dee-na] Noun , feminine
motherland
family, kin, clan; origin, generation; kind, sort, type; way; (grammar) gender
двою́родный [dva-yú-rad-nyÎ] Adjective
related by grandfather (first cousin, cousin of one's father or mother, child of one's first cousin)
роди́тели [ra-dée-tee-lee] Noun , plural , singular - роди́тель
parents

Additional examples

  • Го́рдость не позволя́ла ей проси́ть де́ньги у ро́дственников.

    gór-dast' nye paz-va-lyá-la yeî pra-séet' dyén'-gee u rótst-veen-nee-kaf

    Pride did not allow her to ask relatives for money.

  • Обе́д с друзья́ми и́ли ро́дственниками явля́ется одно́й из ра́достей на́шей жи́зни.

    a-byét s druz'-yá-mee ée-lee rótst-veen-nee-ka-mee yav-lyá-ee-tsa ad-nóî eez rá-das-tyeî ná-sheî zhéez-nee

    Dinner with friends or relatives is one of the joys of our lives.

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