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ду́ма

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
Duma, council, representative assemblypolitics
Госуда́рственная ду́ма приняла́ но́вый зако́н.
The State Duma passed a new law.
Most often the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament; historically also city councils (городская дума).
2.
thought, reflection, musing
Тяжёлая ду́ма не дава́ла ему спать.
A heavy thought kept him from sleeping.
Elevated or folk-poetic; often plural (думы) for brooding thoughts.

Examples

Дум портировали на калькуля́тор.
Doom has been ported to a calculator.
Он был избран гласным городской думы.
He was elected as a member of the city duma.
Дум портирован на калькуля́тор.
Doom has been ported to a calculator.
Ты еди́нственный, о ком все мои́ ду́мы.
You're the only one I think about.
Она была назначена вице-спикером городской думы.
She was appointed deputy speaker of the city council.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	ду́ма	ду́мы
Gen.Genitive	ду́мы	ду́м
Dat.Dative	ду́ме	ду́мам
Acc.Accusative	ду́му	ду́мы
Inst.Instrumental	ду́мой ду́мою	ду́мами
Prep.Prepositional	ду́ме	ду́мах

Word familyду́маPRO

ду́маDuma; thought
nounfeminine
вду́матьсяto think about deeply
verbperfective

Related words

Synonyms

мысльthought; idea
парла́ментparliament

See also

ду́матьto think; to think; to intend
ду́мательa thinking apparatus (Sci-Fi.)
ду́мный(relational) duma

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Duma assembly council musing reflection representative thought