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пра́вда

noun, female, inanimate
very often used word (#187)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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truth

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В шу́тке сказано много пра́вды. There's many a true word spoken in jest.
Сказа́ть по пра́вде, я не замеча́л э́того. To tell the truth, I didn't notice it.
Пра́вда? У меня на по́езде ушёл час. Really? It took me an hour by train.
Нам еще предстои́т узна́ть пра́вду. We have yet to know the truth.
В ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды. Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Ты сде́ржишь сло́во, пра́вда? You will keep your word, won't you?
Её слова оказа́лись пра́вдой. Her words turned out to be true.
Сказа́ть по пра́вде, он не челове́к. To tell the truth, he is not a human being.
Мо́жет ли его расска́з быть пра́вдой? Can his story be true?
Ей удалось вы́тянуть из него пра́вду. She succeeded in getting him to tell the truth.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	пра́вда	пра́вды
gen. genitive	пра́вды	пра́вд
dat. dative	пра́вде	пра́вдам
acc. accusative	пра́вду	пра́вды
inst. instrumental	пра́вдой пра́вдою	пра́вдами
prep. prepositional	пра́вде	пра́вдах

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Related Words

но

but
одна́ко

however
пра́во

right
пра́вило

rule
непра́вда

untruth
пра́вить

govern
правди́вый

truthful
и́стина

truth
правди́вость

truthfulness
пра́ведный

pious

Contributions

ericqaz11 edited translation 9 months ago
ericqaz11 edited translation 10 months ago
Michel edited translation 4 years ago

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