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Russian word of the day: Смекнуть
Jul 19, 2023 (see all)
to see, to realize; to grasp the meaning
Morphemic analysis
смекнуть
с
: мек
: ну
: ть
: : мек
: ну
: ть
Etymology
мекать - (obsolete) to understand, to think, to assumeExamples
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Роди́тели бы́стро смекну́ли, что у ма́льчика тала́нт к му́зыке, и отда́ли его́ в музыка́льную шко́лу.
ra-dée-tee-lee býst-ra smeek-nú-lee, chto u mál'-chee-ka ta-lánt k mú-zy-kye, ee at-dá-lee ye-vó v mu-zy-kál'-nu-yu shkó-lu
Parents quickly realized that the boy had a talent for music and sent him to a music school.
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Ра́но и́ли по́здно они́ смекну́т, что к чему́, и вам не поздоро́вится.
rá-na ée-lee póz-na a-née smeek-nút, chto k chee-mú, ee vam nye pa-zda-ró-vee-tsa
Sooner or later they will figure out what's what, and you will be in trouble.
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Same stem words
to hint, to allude, to imply
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