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- Adjective просто́й
- Noun просто́й
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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Translation
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simple
Also: easy, common, plain, mere
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Usage Info
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- Матема́тика — она как любо́вь: идея-то проста́, но мо́гут возни́кнуть сло́жности. Math is like love - a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
- У э́той пробле́мы нет просто́го реше́ния. This problem doesn't have a simple solution.
- Причи́на очень проста́. The reason is very simple.
- Вот вам просты́е фа́кты. These are the simple facts.
- Суеве́рия возника́ют от того́, что лю́ди не мо́гут пове́рить в просты́е совпаде́ния. Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
- Написанная на просто́м англи́йском, э́та кни́га подхо́дит для начина́ющих. Written in easy English, this book is suitable for beginners.
- Она проста́ словно ребёнок. She is as simple as a child.
- Он написан на просто́м англи́йском языке́. It is written in easy English.
- Написанная просты́м англи́йским языко́м, кни́га поле́зна для начина́ющих. Written as it is in plain English, the book is useful for beginners.
- Концентра́ция - очень проста́я вещь. Concentration is a very simple thing.
Declension
| прост- | ||||
| mmasculin | ffeminin | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | -о́й просто́й | -а́я проста́я | -о́е просто́е | -ы́е просты́е |
| gen. genitive | -о́го просто́го | -о́й просто́й | -о́го просто́го | -ы́х просты́х |
| dat. dative | -о́му просто́му | -о́й просто́й | -о́му просто́му | -ы́м просты́м |
| acc. accusative |
-о́й
-о́го
просто́й просто́го |
-у́ю просту́ю | -о́е просто́е |
-ы́е
-ы́х
просты́е просты́х |
| inst. instrumental | -ы́м просты́м |
-о́й
-о́ю
просто́й просто́ю |
-ы́м просты́м | -ы́ми просты́ми |
| prep. prepositional | -о́м просто́м | -о́й просто́й | -о́м просто́м | -ы́х просты́х |
Comparatives
| comparative | про́ще |
|---|---|
| superlative | просте'йшийпросте́йший / -ая / -ее / -ие |
Short Forms
| male | про́ст |
|---|---|
| female | проста́ |
| neuter | про́сто |
| plural | про́сты, просты́ |
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Info: Everyone can edit and improve this dictionary. You are editing this word now. Don't worry, all changes will be checked by admins later. Thank you for contributing! For feedback, bugs etc please write us to michel@openrussian.org
Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
often used word (#424)
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Translation
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1.
stand-by
Also: downtime, idle period
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Usage Info
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | просто́й | просто́и |
| gen. genitive | просто́я | просто́ев |
| dat. dative | просто́ю | просто́ям |
| acc. accusative | просто́й | просто́и |
| inst. instrumental | просто́ем | просто́ями |
| prep. prepositional | просто́е | просто́ях |
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