клавиату́ра
klaviatúrafeminine
The Russian word for keyboard is клавиату́ра (klaviatúra).
клавиату́ра refers to a set of keys used to operate devices like typewriters or computers. To specify that you are talking about a computer keyboard, you can use the phrase компьютерная клавиатура.
Meaning: set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc. (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
клавиату́ра is a feminine noun. The plural form is клавиатуры. When the word is used as a direct object in a sentence, such as in the phrase 'I see the keyboard', it changes to the accusative form клавиатуру.
How do you pronounce it?
klaviatúra
Did you know?
- The standard Russian layout is called ЙЦУКЕН because those are the first six letters on the top row, similar to how English uses 'QWERTY'.
- In Russian technical slang, the word клава is a common shortened version of клавиату́ра.
- The word клавиату́ра is a loanword that entered Russian through European musical terminology before the age of computers.
Examples in context
- Моя клавиатураMy keyboard
- Русская клавиатураRussian keyboard
- Где я могу найти клавиатуру для этого компьютера?Where can I find a keyboard for this computer?
- Вам нужно посмотреть в местном магазине электроники. Они должны продавать клавиатуры разных типов.You need to check the local electronics store. They should sell keyboards of different types.
- Эта клавиату́ра очень шумная.Eta klaviatura ochen' shumnaya.This keyboard is very noisy.
- Мне нужна новая клавиату́ра.Mne nuzhna novaya klaviatura.I need a new keyboard.
- Твоя клавиату́ра вся в крошках.Tvoya klaviatura vsya v kroshkakh.Your keyboard is covered in crumbs.
Example conversation
Sergey is helping Anastasia with her computer.
- Сергей SergeyГде твоя клавиату́ра?Gde tvoya klaviatura?Where is your keyboard?
- Анастасия AnastasiaОна лежит здесь, под столом.Ona lezhit zdes', pod stolom.It is lying here, under the table.
- Сергей SergeyЭта клавиату́ра очень грязная.Eta klaviatura ochen' gryaznaya.This keyboard is very dirty.
- Анастасия AnastasiaДа, мне нужно её почистить.Da, mne nuzhno eyyo pochistit'.Yes, I need to clean it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “keyboard” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
