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Russian word of the day: Размышлять

Mar 16, 2022 (see all)
размышля́ть
[ raz-mysh-lyát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - размы́слить
to reflect, to ponder

Morphemic analysis

размышлять
prefix: раз
root: мышл
suffix: я
ending: ть

Etymology

раз + мышление - prefix meaning unfolding + thinking

Examples

  • Не́сколько мину́т он напряжённо размышля́л, взве́шивая все за и про́тив.

    nyés-kal'-ka mee-nút on na-pree-zhón-na raz-mysh-lyál, vzvyé-shee-va-ya fsye za ee pró-teef

    He pondered hard for a few minutes weighing the pros and cons.

  • Ум челове́ка не мо́жет одновреме́нно размышля́ть о не́скольких предме́тах.

    um chee-la-vyé-ka nye mó-zhet ad-na-vree-myén-na raz-mysh-lyát' a nyés-kal'-keeh preed-myé-tah

    The human mind cannot think about several things at the same time.

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Same stem words

здравомы́слящий [zdra-va-mýs-lee-scheeî] Adjective
sane, sensible, of sound judgement, judicious
thought, idea

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