И́ндия
Índijafeminine
The English phrase "India" is И́ндия (Índija) in Russian.
The word refers to the country (name).
Meaning: the country (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The name Индия changes depending on its role in a sentence. It takes the genitive case ending –и to indicate possession or origin, such as in Индии (of India). It takes the accusative case ending –ю when it is the direct object of a verb, such as in Индию (India).
How do you pronounce it?
Índija
Did you know?
- When discussing the person of Indian nationality, Russian uses the word индеец for Native Americans, but for someone from India, one must use индиец (male) or индийка (female).
- The Russian word индийский (Indian) is used to describe the 'Indian summer' (индийское лето), referring to a period of unusually warm weather in autumn.
- Russian distinguishes between индийский (relating to India) and индейский (relating to Native Americans) by changing a single vowel, 'и' to 'е'.
Examples in context
- Франциск Чегодоев едет в Индию.Frantsisk Chegodoev is going to India.
- Мои друзья из Индостана недавно вернулись.My friends from Indostan recently returned.
- Мне очень интересна культура Республики Индия.I am very interested in the culture of the Republic of India.
- И́ндия очень большая страна.Índiya óchen' bol'shaya strana.India is a very large country.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their travel plans.
- Александр AleksandrМария, ты хочешь поехать в И́ндию?Mariya, ty khochesh' poyekhat' v Índiyu?Maria, do you want to go to India?
- Мария MariaДа, И́ндия кажется мне очень интересной.Da, Índiya kazhetsya mne óchen' interesnoy.Yes, India seems very interesting to me.
- Александр AleksandrЯ тоже хочу увидеть эту страну.Ya tozhe khochu uvidet' etu stranu.I also want to see this country.
- Мария MariaАлександр, давай поедем вместе!Aleksandr, davay poyedem vmeste!Alexander, let's go together!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “india” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
