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How do you say "four" in Russian?
четыре
četyre
In Russian, "four" is четыре.
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Pronunciation
Say 'che-TY-reh' with stress on the second syllable. The 'che' is like 'che' in 'chef', and 'ty' is a soft y-sound.
Writing and usage
Четыре has seven letters and is feminine (ends in -е in nominative). The 'ч' at the start is the soft 'ch' sound. An ancient word.
Example sentence
Четыре времени года.
There are four seasons.
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How to remember четыре
Четыре has that soft 'ch' at the start, very Russian. The 'ty' in the middle gives it a fluid sound.
Related words
- heavy тяжелый tjaželyj
- lazy ленивый lenivyj
- seventy семьдесят sem'desyat'
- seventy-seven семьдесят семь sem'desyat' sem'
- sick больной bolʹnoj
- tall высокий vysokij
- tidy опрятный oprjatnyj
- twenty-eight двадцать восемь dvadtsat' vosem'
- wrong неправильный nepravilʹnyj
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Questions about четыре
How do you say "four" in Russian?
In Russian, "four" is четыре. It is a noun.
How is четыре written in Russian?
Четыре has seven letters and is feminine (ends in -е in nominative). The 'ч' at the start is the soft 'ch' sound. An ancient word.
How is четыре used in a sentence?
Use четыре as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Четыре времени года. (There are four seasons.).
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