очень красивый
ochen' krasivyy
In Russian, "very beautiful" is очень красивый (ochen' krasivyy).
This phrase is used to describe someone or something that has a high degree of aesthetic appeal.
What does it mean word for word?
The word очень literally means "very" and functions as an adverb to intensify the adjective.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the noun it describes, so use the feminine form очень красивая for feminine nouns, the neuter form очень красивое for neuter nouns and the plural form очень красивые for plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
ochen' krasivyy
Did you know?
- The word красивый shares a root with the word красный, which means 'red'. In Old Russian, both words were used to mean 'beautiful'.
- The word очень might be related to the ancient word for 'eye', око, suggesting that something 'very' beautiful is something that is 'eye-catching' or 'visible'.
- While English speakers use 'beautiful' for almost anything, in Russian, calling a man очень красивый can sometimes sound slightly formal or even poetic, as the word is very frequently used to describe women.
Examples in context
- Этот дом очень красивый.This house is a very beautiful one.This sentence uses очень красивый to describe a house.Tatoeba #2879635 by marafon, translation #2880560 by AlanF_US
- Это очень красивый цвет.This is a very beautiful color.This sentence uses очень красивый to describe a color.Tatoeba #11754863 by marafon, translation #10901825 by CK
- Этот флаг очень красивый.This flag is very beautiful.This sentence uses очень красивый to describe a flag.Tatoeba #1877937 by saiko, translation #442120 by CM
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Example conversation
Ekaterina and Sergey are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- Екатерина EkaterinaПосмотри на этот пейзаж, он очень красивый.Posmotri na etot peyzazh, on ochen krasivyy.Look at this landscape, it is very beautiful.
- Сергей SergeyДа, цвета здесь просто потрясающие.Da, tsveta zdes prosto potryasayushchiye.Yes, the colors here are simply stunning.
- Екатерина EkaterinaЯ думаю, что этот стиль очень красивый.Ya dumayu, chto etot stil ochen krasivyy.I think that this style is very beautiful.
- Сергей SergeyСогласен, Екатерина, это настоящий шедевр.Soglasen, Ekaterina, eto nastoyashchiy shedevr.I agree, Ekaterina, it is a real masterpiece.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries красивый, очень, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
