Read the Russian Dictionary meaning of и,part of speech of и, synonyms of и, antonyms of и, words derived from и, examples of и usage, alternate forms of и, word forms of и, history of и, pronounciation of и, abbreviation forms of и below:
Russian Dictionary Word Meaning of и
1.1 Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
1.2 To emphasise the truth of a verb
2.1 Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
2.2 To emphasise a contrast
3.1 Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
3.2 To emphasise a parenthetical remark
4.1 Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
4.2 As other emphasis or in set phrases
Part of Speech - Russian Dictionary word и
и is a Particle. A small piece of something
Russian Dictionary Examples of Usage of и
1.1 Он так и де́лает.
In English: He does do it that way.,1.2 Она́ и пошла́ туда́.
In English: She did go there.,1.3 Оно́ и есть тако́е.
In English: It is like that.,2.1 А е́сли и есть...
In English: And if there is... (after having stated that there isn't),2.2 А мо́жет быть и нет.
In English: Or maybe not (after having stated that something may be).,2.3 Э́то бу́дет траге́дией, но, похо́же, всё к э́тому и идёт.
In English: This would be a tragedy, but it looks like things are heading that way.,3.1 как и всегда́
In English: as always,3.2 Он челове́к, как и ты.
In English: He's a person, like you.,3.3 Я осужда́л всех, в том числе́ и себя́.
In English: I blamed everyone, including myself.,3.4 Опа́сность мирово́го конфли́кта, хотя́ и отдалённая, по-пре́жнему сохраня́ется.
In English: The risk of world conflict, though remote, is still present.,4.1 Я не зна́ю, поэ́тому и спра́шиваю.
In English: I don't know. That's why I'm asking.,4.2 так и есть
In English: so it is,4.3 так и на́до
In English: that's how it should be,4.4 Мне э́то и впрямь ко́е-что напомина́ет.
In English: This really reminds me of something.,4.5 Похо́же, ты и впра́вду меня́ пло́хо зна́ешь.
In English: Looks like you really don't know me.,4.6 Не отта́лкивай того́ челове́ка, кото́рый и пра́вда беспоко́ится о тебе́.
In English: Don't push away the person who actually cares about you.,4.7 вот и всё
In English: that's all,4.8 А вот и наш друг.
In English: Here comes our friend.,4.9 почему́ бы и нет
In English: why not,4.10 так и не
In English: never (managed to, got round to),4.11 и без того́
In English: already, as it is, even without that
Russian Dictionary Word Forms of и
1. i (romanization)
History of и
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *ei, an early locative singular determiner, formed from the root *h₁e-, *h₁o-. Compare Greek εἰ (ei, “if”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹 (ei, “and, so that, be it”). Follows from ablative Proto-Indo-European *ed.
Russian Dictionary Prnounciation of и
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