⚠️ Mind the stress!
Other words are spelled the same but stressed differently. Don’t confuse them:
- по́ра (noun) — pore
- noun пора́
- noun по́ра
пора́
- 1.
time, it is time to, it is necessary to
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | пора́ | по́ры |
| gen.genitive | поры́ | по́р |
| dat.dative | поре́ | пора́м |
| acc.accusative | по́ру | по́ры |
| inst.instrumental | поро́й поро́ю | пора́ми |
| prep.prepositional | поре́ | пора́х |
Typical usage
Saying 'it’s time to…'
пора́ + инфинити́в
it’s time to (do something)
кому́ пора́ + инфинити́в
someone needs/should (it’s time for them to...)
пора́ бы + инфинити́в
it would be about time to...
пора́ уже́ + инфинити́в
it’s already time to...
‘The time has come’ phrases
пришла́ пора́
the time has come
наступи́ла пора́
the time/season has arrived
подошла́ пора́
the time has come / it’s about time
пора́ урожа́я
harvest season
Idioms and fixed expressions
до поры́, до вре́мени
for the time being; until later
с поры́ до поры́
from time to time; now and then
не пора́
it’s not the right time
в саму́ю пору́
just at the right moment
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Contributions
haunter1781 edited tags and usage info 5 months ago.
Wade edited declension 6 months ago.
TonyUK edited translation 1 year ago.
luxetux edited translation 1 year ago.
