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Russian word of the day: Чинить

Oct 06, 2022 (see all)
чини́ть
[ chee-néet' ]
Verb , masculine
Often used with the Accusative, Instumental
Imperfective - почини́ть
to fix, to repair, to mend

Morphemic analysis

чинить
root: чин
suffix: и
ending: ть

Etymology

cinъ - order (Common Slavonic)
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Examples

  • Он чини́л и настра́ивал компью́теры в о́фисе.

    on chee-néel ee na-strá-ee-val kamp'-yu-te-ry v ó-fee-sye

    He repaired and set up computers in the office.

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  • Ра́ньше бы́ло при́нято чини́ть ве́щи, а не выбра́сывать и покупа́ть но́вые.

    rán'-she bý-la prée-nya-ta chee-néet' vyé-schee, a nye vy-brá-sy-vat' ee pa-ku-pát' nó-vy-ye

    It used to be customary to fix things rather than throw them away and buy new ones.

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