дурний
durnyy
The Ukrainian word for dumb is дурний (durnyy).
дурний is used to describe someone or something as stupid or foolish.
Meaning: stupid (adj)
Which one should you use?
While дурний means dumb or foolish, the word тупий is often used to describe someone who is more dense or slow-witted.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine form is дурний, the feminine form is дурна, the neuter form is дурне and the plural form is дурні.
How do you pronounce it?
durnyy
Did you know?
- In Ukrainian songs and poetry, the concept of being дурний is often used as a metaphor for being 'in love', where a person's logic is lost to their emotions.
- The word дурний is a cognate of the Russian word дурной, but in Ukrainian, it is more frequently used to mean 'stupid' while in Russian it more often means 'bad' or 'evil'.
- Ukrainian has a specific expression дурня в голову прийшла to describe a sudden, whimsical, and foolish impulse.
Examples in context
- Том дурний.Tom is dumb.This sentence is useful for saying Tom is dumb.Tatoeba #5963511 by deniko, translation #6738260 by CK
- Ти такий дурний.You are so dumb.This sentence is useful for saying you are so dumb.Tatoeba #6038558 by deniko, translation #6038077 by mailohilohi
- Я такий дурний… Я намагаюся тобі пояснити те, що сам не розумію.I'm so dumb… I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.This sentence is useful for expressing frustration about being dumb while trying to explain something.Tatoeba #509463 by aandrusiak, translation #1497 by Zifre
- Мій друг завжди робить такі безглузді речіMy friend always does such dumb things
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Oleksandr and Olena are discussing a bad decision.
- Олександр OleksandrЦе був дуже дурний вчинок.Tse buv duzhe durnyy vchynok.That was a very dumb move.
- Олена OlenaЯ згодна, це було жахливо.Ya zhodna, tse bulo zhakhlyvo.I agree, it was terrible.
- Олександр OleksandrЧому я зробив такий дурний вибір?Chomu ya zrobyv takyy durnyy vybir?Why did I make such a dumb choice?
- Олена OlenaНе карай себе, Олександре.Ne karai sebe, Oleksandre.Don't punish yourself, Oleksandr.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
