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"To swear" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 10, 2022 (see all)
руга́ться
[ ru-gá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - поруга́ться
to swear, to curse, to use bad language; to swear at each other, to have a fight, to quarrel, to argue

Morphemic analysis

ругаться
root: руг
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

ругать - to scold
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Examples of "To swear" in Russian

  • Дока́зано, что расте́ния чу́вствуют себя́ гора́здо лу́чше там, где мир и душе́вная теплота́, чем там, где постоя́нно руга́ются.

    da-ká-za-na, chto ras-tyé-nee-ya chúst-vu-yut see-byá lúch-she tam, gdye meer ee du-shév-na-ya teep-lo-ta, cheym tam, gdye pas-ta-yán-na ru-gá-yu-tsa

    It has been proven that plants feel much better where there is peace and warmth than where people are constantly fighting.

  • Не руга́йся при де́тях!

    nye ru-gáî-sya pree dyé-tyah

    Do not swear in front of children!

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