всю жизнь
all my life
Отец всю жизнь проработал на одном заводе.
My father worked at the same factory all his life.
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Noun · A2 · very common
жизнь
Translation of жизнь
life
Russian word in Latin letters: zhizn
Meaning of жизнь
Russian
состояние, когда человек или животное живо, а также этот период
English
state of being alive or the time someone is alive
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈʐɨzʲnʲ]
Russian · Female
Declension of жизнь: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Feminine
- Inanimate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то жизнь. — This is the life. | жизньzhizn | жи́зниzhízni |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет жи́зни — there is no life | жи́зниzhízni | жи́знейzhízney |
| Dativeto; towardsк жи́зни — towards the life | жи́зниzhízni | жи́знямzhíznyam |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу жизнь — I see the life | жизньzhizn | жи́зниzhízni |
| Instrumentalwith; byс жи́знью — with the life | жи́зньюzhíznyu | жи́знямиzhíznyami |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо жи́зни — about the life | жи́зниzhízni | жи́зняхzhíznyakh |
Feminine soft-sign noun: the stress stays on the stem in every form (жи́зни, жи́знью).
Collocations with жизнь
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
13 collocations
Your whole life
ни разу в жизни
never in my life
Я ни разу в жизни не летал на самолёте.
I've never flown on a plane in my life.
- на всю жизньfor life
- впервые в жизниfor the first time in my life
Saving and risking a life
спасти жизнь
save a life
Врач скорой помощи спас ему жизнь.
The paramedic saved his life.
рисковать жизнью
risk your life
Зачем ты рискуешь жизнью ради этой работы?
Why are you risking your life for this job?
- вопрос жизни и смертиa matter of life and death
- бороться за жизньfight for your life
How people live
образ жизни
lifestyle
После болезни он полностью поменял образ жизни.
After his illness he completely changed his lifestyle.
личная жизнь
personal life
Она не любит говорить на работе о личной жизни.
She doesn't like to talk about her personal life at work.
- такова жизньthat's life
- здоровый образ жизниa healthy lifestyle
- уровень жизниthe standard of living
Words related to жизнь
- житьzhitverb · to liveживу́, живёшь: the stem has в.
- живо́йzhivóyadjective · alive, lively
- жи́зненныйzhíznennyyadjective · vital, lifeжи́зненный о́пыт = life experience.
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Life in a small town is peaceful.
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Жизнь в маленьком городе спокойная.
He lived a long life.
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Он прожил долгую жизнь.
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What does жизнь mean?
state of being alive or the time someone is alive
How do you pronounce жизнь?
жизнь is pronounced [ˈʐɨzʲnʲ], in Latin letters “zhizn”.
How is жизнь used in a sentence?
Life in a small town is peaceful. Translation: Жизнь в маленьком городе спокойная.
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