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How do you say "leather bag" in Russian?

кожаная сумка

kožanaja sumka

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "leather bag" is кожаная сумка.

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Pronunciation

Say kuh-ZHAH-nuh-yuh SOOM-kuh. Stress both ZHAH and SOOM, giving this compound a rhythm. The ж sounds like a soft S sound.

Writing and usage

Кожаная breaks down as: кожа (leather, base) plus -ан- and -ая (feminine adjective endings). Сумка (bag) is a separate noun. The ж is one of the hard-to-soft pair Cyrillic letters.

Example sentence

У меня есть коричневая кожаная сумка.

I have a brown leather bag.

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How to remember кожаная сумка

Кожа means hide or leather. Сумка is bag. Кожаная describes something made from leather, so a leather bag is the adjective plus the noun.

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Questions about кожаная сумка

How do you say "leather bag" in Russian?

In Russian, "leather bag" is кожаная сумка. It is a noun.

How is кожаная сумка written in Russian?

Кожаная breaks down as: кожа (leather, base) plus -ан- and -ая (feminine adjective endings). Сумка (bag) is a separate noun. The ж is one of the hard-to-soft pair Cyrillic letters.

How is кожаная сумка used in a sentence?

Use кожаная сумка as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: У меня есть коричневая кожаная сумка. (I have a brown leather bag.).

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