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Russian word of the day: Польза

Apr 14, 2021 (see all)
по́льза
[ pól'-za ]
Noun , feminine
use, benefit, profit, good, advantage, utility

Examples

  • Не ду́маю, что от э́того бу́дет кака́я-то по́льза.

    nye dú-ma-yu, chto at é-ta-va bú-deet ka-ká-ya-ta pól'-za

    I don't think there will be any benefit from this.

  • Он хоте́л приноси́ть по́льзу лю́дям.

    on ha-tyél pree-na-séet' pól'-zu lyú-dyam

    He wanted to help people.

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Declension of the word польза

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. по́льза по́льзы
Genitive Gen. по́льзы польз
Dative Dat. по́льзе по́льзам
Accusative Acc. по́льзу по́льзы
Instrumental Inst. по́льзой по́льзами
Prepositional Prep. по́льзе по́льзах

Same stem words

поле́зный [pa-lyéz-nyî] Adjective
useful, helpful, good (for), health-giving, beneficial
to use, to make use
to crawl
to crawl

Additional examples

  • Очеви́дно, заня́тия йо́гой пошли́ тебе́ на по́льзу.

    a-chee-véed-na, za-nyá-tee-ya yó-gaî pash-lée tee-byé na pól'-zu

    Obviously, doing yoga has done you good.

  • Жизнера́достные лю́ди, так и́ли ина́че, мо́гут не то́лько выде́рживать разли́чные стре́ссовые ситуа́ции, но и извлека́ть из них по́льзу, превраща́я неуда́чу в преиму́щество.

    zheez-nee-rá-das-ny-ye lyú-dee, tak ée-lee ee-ná-chye, mó-gut nye tól'-ka vy-dyér-zhee-vat' raz-léech-ny-ye strés-sa-vy-ye see-tu-á-tsee-ee, no ee eez-vlee-kát' eez neeh pól'-zu, preev-ra-schá-ya nee-u-dá-chu f pree-ee-mú-scheest-va

    Cheerful people somehow can not only withstand various stressful situations, but also benefit from them, turning failure into an advantage.

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