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How do you say "ugly" in Russian?

некрасивый

nekrasivyj

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In Russian, "ugly" is некрасивый.

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Pronunciation

Say neh-krah-SEE-vyj. Four syllables, stress on the third.

Writing and usage

Некрасивый has 10 letters. The prefix не- negates the root красив- (beautiful).

Example sentence

Эта здание некрасивое.

This building is ugly.

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How to remember некрасивый

Ne-krasiv: not beautiful is ugly. Ne is Russian for 'not'.

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Questions about некрасивый

How do you say "ugly" in Russian?

In Russian, "ugly" is некрасивый. It is a noun.

How is некрасивый written in Russian?

Некрасивый has 10 letters. The prefix не- negates the root красив- (beautiful).

How is некрасивый used in a sentence?

Use некрасивый as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Эта здание некрасивое. (This building is ugly.).

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