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Russian word of the day: Неожиданность

Nov 20, 2023 (see all)
неожи́данность
[ nee-a-zhée-dan-nast' ]
Noun , feminine
surprise; unexpectedness; suddenness

Morphemic analysis

неожиданность
prefix: не
prefix: о
root: жид
suffix: а
suffix: нн
suffix: ость

Etymology

ожидать / ждать - to expect / to wait
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Examples

  • Для мно́гих люде́й тако́й поворо́т собы́тий оказа́лся неожи́данностью.

    dlya mnó-geeh lyu-dyéî ta-kóî pa-va-rót sa-bý-teeî a-ka-zál-sya pól-naî nee-a-zhée-dan-nast'-yu

    For many people, this turn of events came as a surprise.

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  • От неожи́данности он поперхну́лся и зака́шлялся.

    at nee-a-zhée-dan-nast-tee on pa-peerh-núl-sya ee za-kásh-leel-sya

    In surprise, he choked and started coughing.

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Declension of the word неожиданность

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. неожи́данность неожи́данности
Genitive Gen. неожи́данности неожи́данностей
Dative Dat. неожи́данности неожи́данностям
Accusative Acc. неожи́данность неожи́данности
Instrumental Inst. неожи́данностью неожи́данностями
Prepositional Prep. неожи́данности неожи́данностях

Same stem words

неожи́данный [nee-a-zhée-dan-nyî] Adjective
unexpected, surprising, unsuspected
to wait
to wait

Additional examples

  • Она́ нево́льно вздро́гнула от неожи́данности.

    a-ná nee-vól'-na vzdróg-nu-la at nee-a-zhée-dan-nas-tee

    She involuntarily shuddered in surprise.

  • Мы начеку́ и гото́вы к неожи́данностям.

    my na-chee-kú ee ga-tó-vy k nee-a-zhée-dan-nas-tyam

    We are on the alert and ready for the unexpected.

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