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"To say" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 15, 2018 (see all)
сказа́ть
[ ska-zát' ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - говори́ть (see below)
to say, to tell
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The imperfective aspect

говори́ть [ga-va-réet'] Verb , imperfective
to talk, to speak

Examples of "To say" in Russian

  • Извини́, что ты сказа́л?

    eez-vee-née, chto ty ska-zál

    I'm sorry, what did you say?

  • Они́ нам ничего́ не сказа́ли.

    a-née nam nee-chee-vó nye ska-zá-lee

    They told us nothing.

Сказать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

ска́зываться [ská-zy-va-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to tell (on / upon); to affect
выска́зывать [vy-ská-zy-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to express, to say, to tell, to state
подсказа́ть [pat-ska-zát'] Verb , perfective
to prompt, to suggest
ска́зочный [ská-zach-nyî] Adjective
unreal, of fairy tale, magical; fabulous, fantastic, improbable
ска́зка [skás-ka] Noun , feminine
fairy tale/story

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