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"Vocation" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Apr 03, 2023 (see all)
призва́ние
[ pree-zvá-nee-ye ]
Noun , neuter
vocation, calling; mission

Morphemic analysis

призвание
prefix: при
root: зв
suffix: а
suffix: ни
ending: е

Etymology

звать - to call

Examples of "Vocation" in Russian

  • Он с де́тства знал, что сце́на - э́то его́ призва́ние.

    on s dyétst-va znal, chto stsé-na - é-ta ye-vó pree-zvá-nee-ye

    He knew from childhood that the stage is his calling.

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  • Бо́льше го́да он му́чился от свое́й неприка́янности и отсу́тствия настоя́щего призва́ния.

    ból-she gó-da on mú-cheel-sya at sva-yéî nee-pree-ká-een-nas-tee ee at-sútst-vee-ya nas-ta-yá-schee-ve pree-zvá-nee-ya

    For more than a year, he suffered from his rootlessness and the lack of a real vocation.

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Declension of the word призвание

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. призва́ние призва́ния
Genitive Gen. призва́ния призва́ний
Dative Dat. призва́нию призва́ниям
Accusative Acc. призва́ние призва́ния
Instrumental Inst. призва́нием призва́ниями
Prepositional Prep. призва́нии призва́ниях

Additional examples

  • Изве́стно мно́жество приме́ров, когда́ вели́кие лю́ди добива́лись успе́ха лишь по́сле того́, как находи́ли своё призва́ние.

    eez-vyés-na mnó-zheest-va pree-myé-raf, kag-dá vee-lée-kee-ye lyú-dee da-bee-vá-lees' us-pyé-ha leesh' pós-lye ta-vó, kak na-ha-dée-lee sva-yó preez-vá-nee-ye

    There are many examples when great people achieved success only after they found their calling.

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