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пло́хо

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adverbadverb of плохо́й
  • 1.

    badly, poorly

    Он пло́хо говори́т по-англи́йски.

    He speaks English badly.

  • 2.

    it is bad, that's bad

    Пло́хо, что ты не позвони́л.

    It's bad that you didn't call.

    Used as a predicate, often with a following clause.

  • 3.

    unwell, sick

    Мне пло́хо, откро́й окно́.

    I feel unwell - open the window.

    With the dative: мне плохо 'I feel unwell'.

  • 4.

    hard (to do something), barely

    Ну, пло́хо видно.

    Well, it's hard to see.

    With verbs of perception: плохо видно 'it's hard to see'.

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Feeling unwell and states

    • кому́ пло́хо

      someone feels unwell

    • кому́ ста́ло пло́хо

      someone started feeling unwell

    • кому́ пло́хо от (чего́)

      someone feels bad from/because of (something)

    • на душе́ пло́хо

      feel bad/uneasy

  • Skills and proficiency

    • у кого́ пло́хо получа́ется (что/делать что)

      someone is bad at (something/doing something)

    • пло́хо говори́ть по-ру́сски

      speak Russian poorly

    • пло́хо знать (что)

      have a poor command of; know (something) poorly

  • Shortage or problems with something

    • у кого́ пло́хо с деньга́ми

      be short on money

    • у кого́ пло́хо с вре́менем

      be short on time

    • у кого́ пло́хо с математи́кой

      be bad at math

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Word familyплохо́йPRO

  • пло́хоbadly; it is bad; unwell; hard (to do something)
    adverb
  • adjective

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
  • mirco.deckers edited related words 1 year ago.
  • mirco.deckers edited related words 1 year ago.