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How do you say "literature" in Russian?

литература

literatura

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "literature" is литература.

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Pronunciation

Say lee-tuh-ruh-TOO-ruh. Stress TOO. Four syllables with a soft L and hard Т.

Writing and usage

Литература comes from Latin literatura. л-и-т-е-р-а-т-у-р-а in Cyrillic.

Example sentence

Мой любимый предмет это литература.

My favorite subject is literature.

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How to remember литература

Литература is literature. Picture reading Russian novels and poetry.

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Questions about литература

How do you say "literature" in Russian?

In Russian, "literature" is литература. It is a noun.

How is литература written in Russian?

Литература comes from Latin literatura. л-и-т-е-р-а-т-у-р-а in Cyrillic.

How is литература used in a sentence?

Use литература as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Мой любимый предмет это литература. (My favorite subject is literature.).

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