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ка́верза

rare #41738
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    chicanery, mean trick, intrigue, dirty trick

    Он строит ка́верзы за мое́й спино́й.

    He is scheming behind my back.

    Somewhat dated and colloquial; often in the plural строить каверзы 'to scheme'.

  • 2.

    prank, mischief, practical joke

    Дети приду́мали но́вую ка́верзу.

    The children thought up a new prank.

    Playful, without serious harm.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ка́верза

ка́верзы

Gen.Genitive

ка́верзы

ка́верз

Dat.Dative

ка́верзе

ка́верзам

Acc.Accusative

ка́верзу

ка́верзы

Inst.Instrumental

ка́верзой

ка́верзою

ка́верзами

Prep.Prepositional

ка́верзе

ка́верзах

Word familyка́верзаPRO

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Sandy edited related words 4 years ago.
  • Sandy edited related words 4 years ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.