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Russian word of the day: Оказаться

Dec 13, 2019 (see all)
оказа́ться
[ a-ka-zá-tsa ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - ока́зываться (see below)
to find oneself; to turn out (to be), to be found; to prove to be
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The imperfective aspect

ока́зываться [a-ká-zy-va-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to turn out, to be found, to prove to be; to find oneself, to fall within
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Examples

  • Оказа́лось, что на́ши расчёты бы́ли оши́бочными.

    a-ka-zá-las', chto ná-shee ras-chyó-ty bý-lee a-shée-bach-ny-mee

    It turned out that our calculations were wrong.

  • Как ты здесь оказа́лся?

    kak ty zdyes' a-ka-zál-sya

    How did you end up here? / How come you are here?

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выступа́ть to perform, to speak in public; to stand/stick out; to be
часть part, share, portion, piece
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воспомина́ние memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence

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