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Russian word of the day: Задумчивый

Jun 21, 2023 (see all)
заду́мчивый
[ za-dúm-chee-vyî ]
thoughtful, pensive, meditative

Morphemic analysis

задумчивый
prefix: за
root: дум
suffix: чив
ending: ый

Etymology

думать - to think

Examples

  • Внеза́пный стук в дверь вы́вел его́ из заду́мчивого состоя́ния.

    vnee-záp-nyî stuk v dvyer' vý-vyel ye-vó eez za-dúm-chee-va-va sas-ta-yá-nee-ya

    A sudden knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts.

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  • Она́ оки́нула собра́вшихся заду́мчивым взгля́дом.

    a-ná a-kée-nu-la sab-ráf-sheeh-sya za-dúm-chee-vym vzglyá-dam

    She cast a thoughtful glance around the audience.

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Same stem words

to think out, to devise, to contrive, to invent
to begin to think, to be lost in thoughts; to hesitate
to think
to think

Additional examples

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

  • Не́сколько секу́нд он мо́лча слу́шал и заду́мчиво хму́рился.

    nyés-kal'-ka see-kúnd on mól-cha slú-shal ee za-dúm-chee-va hmú-reel-sya

    For a few seconds he listened in silence, frowning thoughtfully.

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