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"Sparrow" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 04, 2022 (see all)
воробе́й
[ va-ra-byéî ]
Noun , masculine
sparrow
Birds in Russian

Morphemic analysis

воробей
root: воробей

Examples of "Sparrow" in Russian

  • За окно́м свети́ло со́лнце и ве́село чири́кали воробьи́.

    za ak-nóm svee-tée-la són-tse ee vyé-see-la chee-rée-ka-lee va-rab'-ee

    Outside the window, the sun was shining and the sparrows were chirping merrily.

  • Ме́стные воробьи́ соверше́нно не боя́лись люде́й и хвата́ли кусо́чки хлеба́ пря́мо с рук.

    myést-ny-ye va-rab'-ee sa-veer-shén-na nye ba-yá-lees' lyu-dyéî ee hva-tá-lee ku-sóch-kee hlyé-ba pryá-ma s ruk

    Local sparrows were not at all afraid of people and grabbed pieces of bread right from their hands.

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Declension of the word воробей

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. воробе́й воробьи́
Genitive Gen. воробья́ воробьёв
Dative Dat. воробью́ воробья́м
Accusative Acc. воробья́ воробьёв
Instrumental Inst. воробьём воробья́ми
Prepositional Prep. воробье́ воробья́х
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Additional examples

  • Они́ забавля́лись, гля́дя как кот охо́тится на воробьёв.

    a-née za-ba-vlyá-lees', glyá-dya kak kot a-hó-tee-tsa na va-rab'-yof

    They amused themselves by looking how a cat hunts sparrows.

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