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"To differ" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 20, 2022 (see all)
отлича́ться
[ at-lee-chá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Instumental
Perfective - отличи́ться
to differ, to distinguish oneself; to be remarkable; (ironic) to cause a stir

Morphemic analysis

отличаться
prefix: от
root: лич
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

лицо - face
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Examples of "To differ" in Russian

  • С одно́й стороны́, лю́ди, как и живо́тные, облада́ют инсти́нктами, но с друго́й - рази́тельно отлича́ются от остальны́х представи́телей живо́тного ми́ра.

    s ad-nóî sta-ra-ny, lyú-dee, kak ee zhee-vót-ny-ye, ab-la-dá-yut een-stéenk-ta-me, no s dru-góî - ra-zée-teel'-na at-lee-chá-yu-tsa at as-tal'-nyh preet-sta-vée-tee-lyeî zhee-vót-na-va mée-ra

    On the one hand, people, like animals, have instincts, but on the other hand, they are strikingly different from the rest of the animal world.

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  • Он никогда́ не отлича́лся осо́бой ще́дростью.

    on nee-kag-dá nye at-lee-chál-sya a-só-baî schyéd-rast'-yu

    He has never been particularly generous.

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Same stem words

ли́чный [léech-nyî] Adjective
personal, individual, private
to distinguish, to tell the difference; to make out, to discern
ли́чность [léech-nast'] Noun , feminine
personality; person, individual
нали́чные [na-léech-ny-ye] Noun , plural
cash
отли́чно [at-léech-na] Adverb
excellent, very good, perfect, great

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