вот
Daily used word (top 100)
here is, here are, this is, there, there you go
presenting or pointing something out
Вот мои ключи.
Here are my keys.
Usage info
вот is a very common Russian discourse particle / deictic word. It doesn’t translate 1-to-1; English uses different words depending on function.
Its translation is extremely context-dependent, it is often omitted in natural English translation and closely tied to gesture, intonation, or discourse flow.
Examples
- Вы вдвоём до́лжны отнести́ де́душке корзи́нку я́блок, - сказа́ла ма́ма. - Ты возьмёшься с одной стороны, ты - с друго́й. Вот так и пойдёте.The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
- Вот где ты ошиба́ешься.That's where you're mistaken.
- Ты зна́ешь, как говоря́т: «что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь». Я посе́ял ветер, а вот и бу́ря.You know the phrase, we reap what we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.
- Вот он!Here he is!
- Вот э́то да. Каки́е чуде́сные пода́рки! Как я рад!Now this is something. What wonderful presents! Boy am I happy!
- Вот э́то настро́й.That's the spirit.
Fixed expressions
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Michel edited translation 2 months ago.
Michel edited translation 2 months ago.
michel edited usage info and related words 2 months ago.
michel edited usage info 2 months ago.






















