на рассмотрении
na rassmotrenii
The English word 'pending' (meaning begun but not completed) is translated into Russian as на рассмотрении (na rassmotrenii).
на рассмотрении is used to describe a request, application or document that is currently being processed. It is most common in administrative, legal or formal contexts.
Meaning: begun but not completed (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means under consideration or in the process of being reviewed.
Which one should you use?
While на рассмотрении means something is being processed or reviewed, в ожидании expresses being in wait or in anticipation and the informal на подходе means something is approaching or coming soon.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the preposition на with the prepositional case of the noun рассмотрение to indicate a state of being.
How do you pronounce it?
na rassmotrenii
Did you know?
- While на рассмотрении is the formal term for 'pending', Russians often use the verb зависнуть (to hang) to describe a document or process that is pending for too long and has stalled.
- In Russian bureaucracy, a status of на рассмотрении can sometimes be a polite euphemism for 'we have not yet started looking at this'.
- If a person is 'pending' in a social sense, such as waiting for a decision on a date, Russians would never use на рассмотрении as it would sound like a cold government audit.
Examples in context
- В ожидании вашего ответаPending your response
- Я жду вашего подтвержденияI'm waiting for your confirmation
- Он на подходе к завершению проектаHe's approaching project completion
- Жду твой ответ на электронной почте.I'm waiting for your email response.
- Ваш запрос сейчас на рассмотрении.Vash zapros seychas na rassmotrenii.Your request is currently under consideration.
- Эта жалоба всё ещё на рассмотрении.Eta zhaloba vsyo eshchyo na rassmotrenii.This complaint is still pending.
- Документы находятся на рассмотрении у директора.Dokumenty nakhodyatsya na rassmotrenii u direktora.The documents are pending review by the director.
Example conversation
A man asks a woman about the status of his application.
- Анастасия AnastasiaАлександр, как дела с моим заявлением?Aleksandr, kak dela s moim zayavleniyem?Alexander, how are things with my application?
- Александр AleksandrОно пока на рассмотрении, Анастасия.Ono poka na rassmotrenii, Anastasiya.It is still pending, Anastasia.
- Анастасия AnastasiaКак долго это может длиться?Kak dolgo eto mozhet dlitsya?How long can this take?
- Александр AleksandrНам нужно ещё несколько дней.Nam nuzhno yeshchyo neskol'ko dney.We need a few more days.
