спящий
spyashchiy
The English word 'sleeping' is translated into Russian as спящий (spyashchiy).
The word спящий is an adjective used for sleep. Used to produce sleep. If you want to refer to the state or the act of being asleep, you would use the noun сон.
Meaning: used for sleep, used to produce sleep (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
спящий is a present active participle derived from the verb спать (to sleep), meaning 'sleeping'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, спящий must agree in gender, number and case with the noun it modifies. For example, спящего is the masculine accusative or genitive form, спящая is the feminine singular form and спящие is the plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
spyashchiy
When do people say it?
To say 'good night', you can use the phrase спокойной ночи. If you want to describe someone sleeping very deeply, you can use the informal and humorous expression Как убитый/убитая спать, which literally translates to 'to sleep like a murdered one'. In slang, if you want to say someone is 'dozing off' or 'taking a nap', you can use Дрыхнуть.
Did you know?
- In Russian, the phrase спать с открытыми глазами ('sleeping with open eyes') is used not just for physical conditions, but to describe someone who is completely oblivious to their surroundings.
- The Russian word for 'sleep', сон, is also the word used for 'dream', meaning the two concepts are linguistically joined.
- The slang verb дрыхнуть doesn't just mean 'to nap', but can imply that the person is sleeping in a lazy or excessive manner.
Examples in context
- Спящий ребёнок – как ангел.A sleeping child is like an angel.This sentence shows how to use спящий to describe a child.Tatoeba #797308 by Arkadeko, translation #894710 by pauldhunt
- Спящий ребёнок похож на ангела.A sleeping child looks like an angel.This sentence uses спящий to say a sleeping child looks like an angel.Tatoeba #665084 by shanghainese, translation #322726 by al_ex_an_der
- Ребёнок, спящий в кроватке, похож на ангелочка.A boy sleeping in bed seems to be an angel.This sentence uses спящий to describe a child sleeping in a bed.Tatoeba #4068640 by odexed, translation #33981 by carlosalberto
- Я спал(а) целую неделюI slept for a whole week
- Я люблю спатьI love sleeping
Example conversation
Maria and Alexander are talking about their cat.
- Мария MariaСмотри, какой милый спящий кот!Smotri, kakoy milyy spyashchiy kot!Look, what a cute sleeping cat!
- Александр AleksandrОн очень сладко спит.On ochen' sladko spit.He is sleeping very sweetly.
- Мария MariaНе буди спящего кота.Ne budi spyashchego kota.Don't wake the sleeping cat.
- Александр AleksandrХорошо, я не буду его трогать.Khorosho, ya ne budu yego trogat'.Okay, I won't touch him.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
