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Russian word of the day: Тряпка

Dec 19, 2017 (see all)
тря́пка
[ tryáp-ka ]
Noun , feminine
shred, rag, duster, mop; wimp, doormat
Chores and housework
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Examples

  • Возьми́ тря́пку и вы́три со стола́!

    vaz'-mée tryáp-ku ee výt-ree sa sta-lá

    Take a rag and clean the table!

  • Ми́ша - тря́пка, у него́ никогда́ на э́то ду́ху не хва́тит.

    mée-sha - tryáp-ka, u nee-vó nee-kag-dá na é-ta dú-hu nye hvá-teet

    Misha is a wimp, he will never have guts for it.

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Declension of the word тряпка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. тря́пка тря́пки
Genitive Gen. тря́пки тря́пок
Dative Dat. тря́пке тря́пкам
Accusative Acc. тря́пку тря́пок
Instrumental Inst. тря́пкой тря́пками
Prepositional Prep. тря́пке тря́пках
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Additional examples

  • У вас есть шва́бра, ведро́ и кака́я-нибу́дь тря́пка?

    u vas yest' shváb-ra, veed-ró ee ka-ká-ya nee-bút' tryáp-ka

    Do you have a mop, bucket, and some kind of rag?

  • Мы испо́льзовали вме́сто тря́пки ста́рую на́волочку.

    my ees-pól'-za-va-lee vmyés-ta tryáp-kee stá-ru-yu ná-va-lach-ku

    Instead of a rag, we used an old pillowcase.

  • В помеще́нии не оказа́лось ни шва́бры, ни тря́пки, что́бы вы́тереть грязь.

    f pa-mee-schyé-nee-ee nye a-ka-zá-las' nee shváb-ry, nee tryáp-kee, chtó-by vý-tee-ryet' gryas'

    There was neither mop, nor rag in the room to wipe off the dirt.

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