скуча́ющий
skučájuščij
The English word "bored" is translated into Russian as скуча́ющий (skučájuščij).
скуча́ющий is the adjective used to describe someone who is suffering from boredom. Зевать от скуки literally translates to "yawning out of boredom".
Meaning: suffering from boredom (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
скуча́ющий is an adjective derived from the verb скуча́ть, which can mean both "to be bored" and "to miss someone". While скуча́ющий is the literal adjective for "bored", a native speaker is much more likely to use the adverbial construction мне ску́чно to express the state of being bored. Additionally, the word ску́чно can function as an adverb or a predicate to describe a situation or state as being boring.
How do you pronounce it?
skučájuščij
Did you know?
- Russian has a specific word то́ска, which is a deeper, more spiritual form of boredom or longing. It describes a soul-crushing yearning that cannot be cured by a simple distraction.
- While скуча́ющий is the correct adjective, using it in daily speech can sound like a line from a 19th-century novel or a formal poem.
- To emphasize extreme boredom, Russians use the expression скука смертнáя, which means 'deadly boredom'.
Examples in context
- Мне скучно здесьI am bored here
- Меня охватывает скука, когда я долго сижу без делаI feel bored when I sit idle for a long time
- Мне ску́чно на уро́ке.I am bored in class.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bored” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
