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How do you say "university professor" in Russian?
преподаватель
prepodavatelʹ
In Russian, "university professor" is преподаватель.
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Pronunciation
Say 'preh-pah-dah-VAH-telj' with stress on the fourth syllable, ending in a soft consonant sound.
Writing and usage
A 14-letter word with the prefix prepodava- (teaching) and the agent suffix -telj. The 'ь' at the end marks a soft consonant.
Example sentence
Преподаватель объяснил тему студентам.
The professor explained the topic to the students.
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How to remember преподаватель
Podavat means 'to give or provide', and prepodavat means 'to teach'. The telj suffix means 'one who does' something.
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Questions about преподаватель
How do you say "university professor" in Russian?
In Russian, "university professor" is преподаватель. It is a noun.
How is преподаватель written in Russian?
A 14-letter word with the prefix prepodava- (teaching) and the agent suffix -telj. The 'ь' at the end marks a soft consonant.
How is преподаватель used in a sentence?
Use преподаватель as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Преподаватель объяснил тему студентам. (The professor explained the topic to the students.).
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"University professor" in other languages
- Japanese 大学教授 (daigakukyōju)
- Korean 대학 교수 (daehak gyosu)
- Chinese 大学教授 (dà xué jiào shòu)
- Spanish profesor universitario
- Spanish (Latin America) profesor universitario
- French le professeur d'université
- German der Universitätsprofessor
- Italian il professore universitario
- Greek ο καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου (o kathiyitis panepistimiu)
- Arabic دكتور جامعة (duktoor gaemAa)
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