prefix: ис
root: цел
suffix: и
ending: ть
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How to say
"To heal" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Jan 26, 2022 (see all)
исцели́ть
[ ees-tse-léet' ]
to heal, to cure
Morphemic analysis
исцелить
Etymology
целый - whole, entire, full
Examples of "To heal" in Russian
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Всего́ лишь за па́ру ме́сяцев он исцели́л ю́ношу, кото́рый не мог разогну́ть спи́ну не́сколько лет.
fsee-vó leesh' za pá-ru myé-sya-tsef on ess-tse-léel yú-na-shu, ka-ró-ryî nye mok ra-za-gnút' spee-nú nyés-kal'-ka lyet
In just a couple of months, he healed a young man who could not straighten his back for several years.
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Anita says:
Hello, in the first example, why is short adjective спосо́бна used? is it possible to use a verb like мо́жет instead? Thanks.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Anita,
It’s the same as the difference between “can” and “capable”. Here, the accent is made on the fact that love has this capability. When you say “может”, it sounds a bit more random: может исцелить, а может и не исцелить. Capability, on the other hand, is always there, even if it did not realize its potential.
Basically, it’s a matter of what meaning you want to give to the sentence. 🙂
Anita says:
Then, can I use the long form adjective?
Learn Russian Words says:
No, you can’t use the long form of adjective in this case. If any additional description goes after the adjective (here it’s an explanation of what the love is capable for), the short form should be used.
There is more info about it here: https://learnrussianstepbystep.com/en/short-form-of-adjectives/
Harry S G says:
Can I obtain the words that were taught 6 months to 1 year ago? I practiced every night for a while, then unfortunately dropped off. I would like to review them. I have forgotten do download them.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hi Harry,
All the previous words are available in our Calendar. You can select any month from the moment we started. However, they do not include exercises that were included in the newsletter, we do not keep the log of them.