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"To come true" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 05, 2022 (see all)
сбыва́ться
[ sby-vá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - сбы́ться
to come true, to be realized

Morphemic analysis

cбываться
prefix: c
root: быв
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

быть - to be
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Examples of "To come true" in Russian

  • Ему́ продолжа́ли ве́рить, несмотря́ на то, что его́ прогно́зы никогда́ не сбыва́лись.

    ye-mú pra-dal-zhá-lee vyé-reet', nee-smat-ryá na to, chto ye-vó prag-nó-zy nee-kag-dá nye sby-vá-lees'

    They continued to believe him, despite the fact that his predictions never came true.

  • Шаг за ша́гом, его́ мечты́ о жи́зни на фе́рме начина́ли сбыва́ться.

    shag za shá-gam, ye-vó meech-tý a zhéez-nee na fyér-mye na-chee-ná-lee sby-vá-tsa

    Step by step, his dreams of living on a farm began to come true.

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