мой мир
moy mir[moj mʲir]word by word
The English phrase "my world" is translated into Russian as мой мир (moy mir).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of мой, meaning "my" and мир, which carries the dual meaning of both "world" and "peace".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes its endings depending on its grammatical case in a sentence. For example, you would use моего мира for "of my world" and моему миру for "to my world". Because мир is an inanimate masculine noun, the form remains identical in both the nominative and accusative cases: мой мир.
How do you pronounce it?
moy mir
Did you know?
- The word мир is used in the Russian phrase for 'village community' or 'commune', referring to the social world of the peasants.
- Until 1918, Russian used different spellings for мир meaning 'world' and мир meaning 'peace' to prevent confusion.
- Because мир is an inanimate masculine noun, it doesn't trigger the same grammatical changes as animate nouns when used as a direct object.
Examples in context
- Мой мир без вас пуст.My world is empty without you.This sentence is useful for showing how the phrase is used with the word мой мир.Tatoeba #12647179 by Wezel, translation #10741443 by CK
- Ничто не изменит мой мир.Nothing's gonna change my world.This sentence demonstrates the use of мой мир in a sentence.Tatoeba #7446599 by Wezel, translation #24812 by Zifre
- Ты делаешь мой мир красочным.You make my world colorful.This sentence illustrates the phrase мой мир in a descriptive context.Tatoeba #13100211 by LanguagesLover, translation #13099973 by Nuel
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Example conversation
A couple is talking about their relationship during a walk.
- Сергей SergeyТы самое дорогое, что есть в моей жизни.Ty samoye dorogoye, chto yest' v moyey zhizni.You are the most precious thing in my life.
- Екатерина EkaterinaТы весь мой мир, Сергей.Ty ves' moy mir, Sergey.You are my whole world, Sergey.
- Сергей SergeyЯ всегда буду рядом с тобой.Ya vsegda budu ryadom s toboy.I will always be by your side.
- Екатерина EkaterinaЯ очень тебя люблю.Ya ochen' tebya lyublyu.I love you very much.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (мой, мир) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries мир, мой, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
