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"To turn around" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 25, 2022 (see all)
оберну́ться
[ a-beer-nú-tsa ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - обора́чиваться
to turn around/back; to turn out

Morphemic analysis

обернуться
root: обер
suffix: ну
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

оборот - turn

Examples of "To turn around" in Russian

  • Он оберну́лся наза́д, почу́яв за спино́й прису́тствие кого́-то посторо́ннего.

    on a-beer-núl-sya na-zát, pa-chú-yaf za spee-nóî pree-sútst-vee-ye ka-vó-ta pas-ta-rón-nee-va

    He turned back sensing the presence of someone else behind him.

  • Вокру́г бушева́л ве́тер, грозя́щий в любо́й моме́нт оберну́ться настоя́щим урага́ном.

    vak-rúk bu-shee-vál vyé-teer, gra-zyá-scheeî v lyu-bóî ma-myént a-beer-nú-tsa nas-ta-yá-scheem u-ra-gá-nam

    The wind was raging around, threatening to turn into a real hurricane at any moment.

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