время
The English phrase "the time" is translated into Russian as время.
время is used to refer to the abstract concept of time as well as to a specific period or duration.
How does it change in a sentence?
время is a neuter noun and remains in this nominative form when it acts as the subject of a sentence. When you need to say "to/at the time", the word changes to времени (dative case) and when saying "with time", it changes to временем (instrumental case).
Did you know?
- The Russian word время shares a deep ancestral connection with the Sanskrit word vártman, which refers to a 'track' or 'course'.
- The word время can sometimes carry a philosophical weight in Russian literature, often personified as a force that 'consumes' or 'erodes' everything, much like the Greek concept of Chronos.
- Russian has a specific term времяпрепровождение, derived from время, which refers to the general act of spending time or a leisure activity.
Examples in context
- Я всё время там.I'm there all the time.This sentence is useful for saying that you are in a certain place all the time using время.Tatoeba #8832159 by soweli_Elepanto, translation #2546494 by CK
- Я всё время дома.I'm home all the time.This sentence is useful for saying that you are home all the time using время.Tatoeba #3509558 by marafon, translation #2547187 by CK
- Я всё время хожу.I walk all the time.This sentence is useful for saying that you walk all the time using время.Tatoeba #12935434 by marafon, translation #12523900 by rul
- Какое сейчас время?What time is it now?
- Восемнадцать часов двадцать минут.Eighteen hours twenty minutes.
- Сколько времени?What's the time?
- Сейчас обед.It's lunchtime now.
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Example conversation
Anastasia and Alexander are discussing their busy work schedules.
- Анастасия AnastasiaУ тебя есть свободное время сегодня?U tebya yest' svobodnoye vremya segodnya?Do you have some free time today?
- Александр AleksandrК сожалению, у меня совсем нет времени.K sozhaleniyu, u menya sovsem net vremeni.Unfortunately, I have no time at all.
- Анастасия AnastasiaТебе нужно больше отдыхать, Александр.Tebe nuzhno bol'she otdykhat', Aleksandr.You need to rest more, Alexander.
- Александр AleksandrЯ постараюсь найти время на выходных.Ya postarayus' nayti vremya na vykhodnykh.I will try to find time on the weekend.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries время, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
