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пра́вда

noun, feminine, inanimate
daily used word (top 200)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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

Translation

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truth

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Я не могу́ помочь тебе. По пра́вде говоря, я сейчас очень за́нят. I can't help you. As a matter of fact, I'm very busy just now.
Если бы я сказа́л ему пра́вду, он бы рассерди́лся. If I were to tell him the truth, he would be angry.
Наста́нет вре́мя, когда ты узна́ешь пра́вду. The time will come when you will know the truth.
Почему он не говори́т пра́вду? Why doesn't he tell the truth?
Я не мог реши́ться сказа́ть ему пра́вду. I didn't have the heart to tell him the truth.
По пра́вде говоря, я не твой оте́ц. To tell the truth, I am not your father.
Ей удалось вы́тянуть из него пра́вду. She succeeded in getting him to tell the truth.
А пра́вда, что «Спасибо» по-вьетнамски звучи́т «Come on»? Is it true that "Thank you" sounds like "Come on" in Vietnamese?
Э́та компа́ния выпуска́ет свой журна́л, не пра́вда ли? That company puts out a magazine, doesn't it?
Пра́вда? У меня на по́езде ушёл час. Really? It took me an hour by train.

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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