вое́нный
vojénnyj
The Russian word for military (adjective) is вое́нный (vojénnyj).
вое́нный is an adjective used to describe things relating to armed forces, such as the army, marines, navy or air force.
Meaning: (North America) relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, вое́нный changes its ending to agree with the gender of the noun it modifies. For example, use вое́нная for feminine nouns like техника (military equipment) and вое́нное for neuter nouns like положение (military situation).
How do you pronounce it?
vojénnyj
Did you know?
- While вое́нный refers to the military, the word for 'soldier' солда́т is a loanword from the French 'soldat' and Latin 'solidus', meaning 'pay'.
- Russian has a separate word вое́нный for things relating to the military and боево́й for things relating to actual combat or fighting.
- The word вое́нный is frequently paired with биле́т to create the term вое́нный биле́т, which refers to the compulsory military registration document for men.
Examples in context
- Российские военныеRussian military
- Армейка подарила мне незабываемые воспоминания!The military gave me unforgettable memories!
- У нас военка была такая забавная, всегда происходили смешные ситуации.In our military service, funny situations always occurred.
- Это вое́нный городок.Eto voyennyy gorodok.This is a military town.
Example conversation
Andrey and Olga are discussing a movie at home.
- Андрей AndreyТы хочешь посмотреть вое́нный фильм?Ty khochesh' posmotret' voyennyy fil'm?Do you want to watch a military film?
- Ольга OlgaДа, я люблю вое́нные драмы.Da, ya lyublyu voyennyye dramy.Yes, I love military dramas.
- Андрей AndreyЭта драма про вое́нных очень интересная.Eta drama pro voyennykh ochen' interesnaya.This drama about military personnel is very interesting.
- Ольга OlgaТогда давай её включим.Togda davay yeyo vklyuchim.Then let's turn it on.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “military” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
