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How do you say "north-west" in Russian?
северо-запад
severo-zapad
In Russian, "north-west" is северо-запад.
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Pronunciation
Say 'sev-er-ah-zah-PAD' with stress on 'pad', similar to northeast but with zapad instead of vostok.
Writing and usage
This compound combines sever (north) and zapad (west). It totals 12 letters with a hyphen dividing the two roots.
Example sentence
Дом расположен на северо-западе города.
The house is located in the northwest of the city.
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How to remember северо-запад
North and west together. Sever sounds cold, zapad is quick. The northwest is cool and bracing.
Related words
- behind позади pozadi
- inside внутри vnutri
- next to рядом с rjadom s
- north север sever
- north-east северо-восток severo-vostok
- right вправо vpravo
- south юг jug
- south-west юго-запад jugo-zapad
- west запад zapad
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Questions about северо-запад
How do you say "north-west" in Russian?
In Russian, "north-west" is северо-запад. It is a noun.
How is северо-запад written in Russian?
This compound combines sever (north) and zapad (west). It totals 12 letters with a hyphen dividing the two roots.
How is северо-запад used in a sentence?
Use северо-запад as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Дом расположен на северо-западе города. (The house is located in the northwest of the city.).
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