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день

Translation of день

day

Meaning of день

Russian

период продолжительностью двадцать четыре часа, календарная единица

English

twenty-four hours

day

Transcription and pronunciation of день

Transcription
[ˈdʲenʲ]
In Latin letters
den

Declension of день: Russian cases

Green underlined letter = stressed vowel

  • Masculine
  • Inanimate
CaseSingularPlural
NominativesubjectЭ́то день. — This is the day.деньdenдниdni
Genitiveof; after «no»нет дня — there is no dayдняdnyaднейdney
Dativeto; towardsко дню — towards the dayднюdnyuднямdnyam
Accusativedirect objectви́жу день — I see the dayденьdenдниdni
Instrumentalwith; byс днём — with the dayднёмdnyomдня́миdnyámi
Prepositionalabout; in / atо дне — about the dayднеdneдняхdnyakh

The е drops out in every other form: дня, дню, дни, дней (fleeting vowel).

Traps and common mistakes

День or сутки?

сутки

сутки = a full 24 hours, day and night

Don't mix them up. A full 24 hours — сутки; a calendar day or daytime — день.

Аптека работает круглые сутки.

The pharmacy is open 24 hours a day.

В выходной день аптека закрыта.

The pharmacy is closed on the day off.

Collocations with день

Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.

14 collocations

Saying which day

на следующий день
the next day

Мы поссорились, а на следующий день он позвонил первым.

We had a fight, and the next day he called first.

на днях
the other day

На днях я видела твою сестру в аптеке.

I saw your sister at the pharmacy the other day.

  • в тот же деньthe same day
  • в наши дниthese days

How often and how long

каждый день
every day

Я гуляю с собакой каждый день после работы.

I walk the dog every day after work.

через день
every other day

Бабушка звонит нам через день, чтобы узнать новости.

Grandma calls us every other day to catch up on the news.

  • целый деньall day
  • изо дня в деньday after day
  • день и ночьday and night

Days off, workdays and birthdays

выходной день
a day off

В выходной день мы обычно спим до обеда.

On a day off we usually sleep until noon.

день рождения
a birthday

Мы купили брату на день рождения новый велосипед.

We bought my brother a new bike for his birthday.

  • рабочий деньa workday
  • праздничный деньa holiday
  • день открытых дверейan open house

Words related to день

  • днёмdnyomadverb · in the daytime, in the afternoonThe instrumental of день used as an adverb.
  • дневно́йdnevnóyadjective · day, daytime
  • ежедне́вныйyezhednévnyyadjective · daily
  • по́лденьpóldennoun · noon, midday
  • дневни́кdnevníknoun · diary; school record book

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. I often start the day with a walk.

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    Я часто начинаю день с прогулки.

  2. She sometimes spends the day at the museum.

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    Иногда она проводит день в музее.

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Questions about this word

What does день mean?

twenty-four hours

How do you pronounce день?

день is pronounced [ˈdʲenʲ], in Latin letters “den”.

How is день used in a sentence?

I often start the day with a walk. Translation: Я часто начинаю день с прогулки.

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