Year in Russian 🇷🇺

год info.

Tips to remember the Russian word:
– "Год" sounds like "God" in English. Think of a "god" that controls time or a "year".
– Visualize a calendar where each page is a representation of a deity or "god".

Explanations:
– "Год" (Romanized: "god") is used to denote a full year in Russian, marking the passage of 12 months.
– It is a masculine noun in the nominative case.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "Лето" (leto) – although primarily meaning "summer," it is an archaic or poetic term that can also refer to a year.
– "Календарный год" (kalendarnyy god) – refers to a calendar year.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In slang or colloquially, "год" can refer to a specific grade or year in school, e.g., "первый год" (pervyy god) meaning "first year".

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. Это был тяжелый год. (Eto byl tyazhelyy god.) – It was a tough year.
2. Мне двадцать три года. (Mne dvadtsat' tri goda.) – I am twenty-three years old.
3. В следующем году я поеду в отпуск. (V sleduyushchem godu ya poedu v otpusk.) – Next year, I will go on vacation.
4. Новый год – время чудес. (Novyy god – vremya chudes.) – New Year is a time of magic.
5. Он учится на втором году в университете. (On uchitsya na vtorom godu v universitete.) – He is in his second year at university.

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год info.

Russian Word: год (god)

Tips to Remember:
1. Sounds like "goat," but without the "a" — just "god."
2. Think of the beginning of the year as a "good" (год) start.

Explanations:
– "Год" (god) is the Russian word for "year," indicating the period of 365 days (or 12 months) in a calendar year.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– лет (let) – Used in the context of age, like "years old." For example, "ему 20 лет" (emu 20 let) means "he is 20 years old."

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
– There are no significant slang or alternate meanings for "год" itself, but it’s commonly used in various expressions and phrases.

Examples of Sentences:
1. Этот год был очень продуктивным.
– Etyot god byl ochen' produktivnym.
– This year was very productive.

2. В каком году ты родился?
– V kakom godu ty rodilsya?
– In what year were you born?

3. Он учился за границей два года.
– On uchilsya za granitsey dva goda.
– He studied abroad for two years.

4. Новый год – мой любимый праздник.
– Novyy god – moy lyubimyy prazdnik.
– New Year is my favorite holiday.

5. Прошло много лет с тех пор, как я его видел.
– Proshlo mnogo let s tekh por, kak ya yego videl.
– Many years have passed since I saw him.

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