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noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1841)
somewhat often used word (#1841)
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truth
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- Лу́чше изве́стное заблужде́ние, чем неизве́стная и́стина. A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
- Математи́ческая и́стина не явля́ется ни просто́й, ни сло́жной — она просто есть. A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.
- Платон мне друг, но и́стина доро́же. Plato is a friend, but the truth is a greater friend.
- Пе́рвой на войне́ погиба́ет и́стина. The first to die in war is the truth.
- Э́то непрело́жная и́стина. This is an immutable truth.
- И́стина прозра́чна и потому незаме́тна. The truth is opaque and consequently imperceptible.
- Вот он, моме́нт и́стины. It's the moment of truth.
- Э́то по́лная противополо́жность и́стине. The very opposite is the truth.
- Я не зна́ю, что есть и́стина. I don't know what the truth is.
- Не стоит полага́ться на э́ти данные. Они далеки от и́стины. We should leave out this data. It's far from accurate.
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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