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Russian word of the day: Скудный

Aug 05, 2022 (see all)
ску́дный
[ skúd-nyî ]
scanty, poor, slender, meagre

Morphemic analysis

скудный
root: скудн
ending: ый

Examples

  • За его́ огро́мными му́скулами и устраша́ющим ви́дом скрыва́лся дово́льно ску́дный уми́шко.

    za ye-vó ag-róm-ny-mee mús-ku-la-mee ee ust-ra-shá-yu-scheem vée-dam skry-vál-sya da-vól'-na skúd-nyî u-méesh-ka

    Behind his huge muscles and intimidating appearance was a rather poor mind.

    Lit.: Behind his huge muscles and intimidating appearance a rather poor little mind was hiding.

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  • Его́ ску́дной зарпла́ты хвата́ло то́лько на основны́е ну́жды.

    ye-vó skúd-naî zar-plá-ty hva-tá-la tól'-ka na as-nav-ný-ye núzh-dy

    His meager salary was only enough for basic needs.

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Additional examples

More Russian sentences with the words that contain "скудн".

  • Без переда́чи зна́ния мы принужда́ем ка́ждое но́вое поколе́ние начина́ть с нуля́ и обуча́ться самостоя́тельно, полага́ясь на со́бственную интуи́цию и ориенти́руясь на ску́дный о́пыт свои́х све́рстников.

    byes pee-ree-dá-chee zná-nee-ya my pree-núzh-dá-eem kázh-da-ye nó-va-ye pa-ka-lyé-nee-ye na-chee-nát' s nu-lyá ee a-bu-chá-tsa sa-mas-ta-yá-teel'-na, pa-la-gá-yas' na sopst-veen-nú-yu een-tu-ée-tsee-yu ee a-ree-een-tée-ru-yas' na skúd-nyî ó-pyt sva-éeh svyérst-nee-kaf

    Without knowledge transfer, we force each new generation to start from scratch and learn by themselves, relying on their own intuition and looking at the meager experience of their peers.

  • Как он оказа́лся на э́той до́лжности с его́ ску́дными у́мственными спосо́бностями бы́ло зага́дкой.

    kak on a-ka-zál-sya na é-taî dólzh-na-stee s ye-vó skúd-ny-mee umst-veen-ny-mee spa-sób-nas-tyá-mee bý-la za-gát-kaî

    How he ended up in this position with his meager mental capacity was a mystery.

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