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noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1841)
somewhat often used word (#1841)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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truth
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Examples
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- Не стоит полага́ться на э́ти данные. Они далеки от и́стины. We should leave out this data. It's far from accurate.
- Правд много, и́стина одна. There are many truths, but only one reality.
- Его макаронство, Летающий Макаро́нный Монстр, есть абсолю́тная и́стина Вселенной. His Noodliness, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the ultimate truth in the universe.
- Ка́ждое мне́ние — смесь и́стины и заблужде́ний. Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes.
- Во вре́мя войны и́стина явля́ется пе́рвой же́ртвой. In war, truth is the first casualty.
- Всё можно интерпрети́ровать по-разному. Кака́я интерпрета́ция преоблада́ет на да́нный моме́нт — определя́ется вла́стью, а не и́стиной. All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
- Платон мне друг, но и́стина доро́же. Plato is a friend, but the truth is a greater friend.
- Верь и́щущим и́стину, но не доверя́й нашедшим её. Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
- И́стина всегда одна: любы́е её ве́рсии - э́то ложь. Truth is always the same: all its versions are a lie.
- Тот, кто не зна́ет ничего, ближе к и́стине, чем тот, чей ра́зум полон оши́бок и заблужде́ний. He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | и́стина | и́стины |
| gen. genitive | и́стины | и́стин |
| dat. dative | и́стине | и́стинам |
| acc. accusative | и́стину | и́стины |
| inst. instrumental |
и́стиной и́стиною |
и́стинами |
| prep. prepositional | и́стине | и́стинах |
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