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"Screwdriver" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 15, 2022 (see all)
отвёртка
[ at-vyórt-ka ]
Noun , feminine
screwdriver

Morphemic analysis

отвёртка
prefix: от
root: вёрт
suffix: к
ending: а

Etymology

от + вертеть - prefix denoting movement away from the object + to turn
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Examples of "Screwdriver" in Russian

  • Без отвёртки здесь не спра́виться.

    byez at-vyórt-kee zdyes' nye sprá-vee-tsa

    You can't do this without a screwdriver.

  • Здесь нужна́ кресто́вая отвёртка, а у меня́ то́лько пло́ская.

    zdyes' nuzh-ná krees-tó-va-ya at-vyórt-ka, a u mee-nyá tól'-ka plós-ka-ya

    Here you need a cruciform screwdriver, and I only have a flat one.

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Declension of the word отвёртка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. отвёртка отвёртки
Genitive Gen. отвёртки отвёрток
Dative Dat. отвёртке отвёрткам
Accusative Acc. отвёртку отвёртки
Instrumental Inst. отвёрткой отвёртками
Prepositional Prep. отвёртке отвёртках

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