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Russian word of the day: Поворот

Dec 31, 2020 (see all)
поворо́т
[ pa-va-rót ]
Noun , masculine
turn, turning-point; rotation
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Examples

  • Апте́ка сра́зу за поворо́том.

    ap-tyé-ka srá-zu za pa-va-ró-tam

    The pharmacy is just around the corner.

  • Мы не ожида́ли тако́го поворо́та собы́тий.

    my nye a-zhee-dá-lee ta-kó-va pa-va-ró-ta sa-bý-teeî

    We did not expect such a turn of events.

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Declension of the word поворот

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. поворо́т поворо́ты
Genitive Gen. поворо́та поворо́тов
Dative Dat. поворо́ту поворо́там
Accusative Acc. поворо́т поворо́ты
Instrumental Inst. поворо́том поворо́тами
Prepositional Prep. поворо́те поворо́тах

Additional examples

  • Како́й удиви́тельный поворо́т собы́тий, ты не нахо́дишь?

    ka-kóî u-dee-vée-teel'-nyî pa-va-rót sa-bý-teeî, ty nye na-hó-deesh'

    What an surprising turn of events, do you find?

  • Собы́тия при́няли но́вый поворо́т на второ́й неде́ле октября́.

    sa-bý-tee-ya prée-nya-lee nó-vyî pa-va-rót na fta-róî nee-dyé-lye ak-teeb-ryá

    Events took a new turn in the second week of October.

  • Для мно́гих люде́й тако́й поворо́т собы́тий оказа́лся неожи́данностью.

    dlya mnó-geeh lyu-dyéî ta-kóî pa-va-rót sa-bý-teeî a-ka-zál-sya pól-naî nee-a-zhée-dan-nast'-yu

    For many people, this turn of events came as a surprise.

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