центр города
downtown
Мы сняли квартиру в самом центре города.
We rented an apartment right downtown.
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Noun · A1 · very common
город
Translation of город
city
Russian word in Latin letters: gorod
Meaning of город
Russian
крупный населённый пункт с множеством жителей
English
a large town with many people
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈgorət]
Russian · Female
Declension of город: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Masculine
- Inanimate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то го́род. — This is the city. | го́родgórod | города́gorodá |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет го́рода — there is no city | го́родаgóroda | городо́вgorodóv |
| Dativeto; towardsк го́роду — towards the city | го́родуgórodu | города́мgorodám |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу го́род — I see the city | го́родgórod | города́gorodá |
| Instrumentalwith; byс го́родом — with the city | го́родомgórodom | города́миgorodámi |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо го́роде — about the city | го́родеgórode | города́хgorodákh |
The plural ends in a stressed -а́: города́, городо́в.
Collocations with город
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
11 collocations
In town and out of town
за городом
out of town
Летом родители живут за городом, на даче.
In the summer my parents live out of town, at their country house.
- в городеin the city
- уехать за городgo out of town
What kind of city
родной город
hometown
Каждое лето он ездит в свой родной город.
Every summer he goes back to his hometown.
маленький город
a small town
Я выросла в маленьком городе, где все друг друга знают.
I grew up in a small town where everybody knows each other.
- большой городa big city
Getting around the city
гулять по городу
walk around the city
После ужина мы долго гуляли по городу.
After dinner we walked around the city for a long time.
осмотреть город
see the sights of the city
У нас был всего один день, чтобы осмотреть город.
We had only one day to see the sights of the city.
- экскурсия по городуa city tour
- заблудиться в городеget lost in the city
Words related to город
- городско́йgorodskóyadjective · city, urban
- при́городprígorodnoun · suburb
- горожа́нинgorozháninnoun · city dwellerPlural горожа́не.
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She moved to the city to find better work.
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Она переехала в город, чтобы найти лучшую работу.
The city has many museums and parks.
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В городе много музеев и парков.
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Questions about this word
What does город mean?
a large town with many people
How do you pronounce город?
город is pronounced [ˈgorət], in Latin letters “gorod”.
How is город used in a sentence?
She moved to the city to find better work. Translation: Она переехала в город, чтобы найти лучшую работу.
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