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russian word

business, affair, work, task in Russian: дело

nounneutlevel A2#65 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

У меня сегодня много дел в городе. I have a lot of things to do in town today.

Он уехал по важному делу. He left on important business.

В чём дело? What's the matter?

Это серьёзное дело, и его нельзя решить за минуту. This is a serious matter, and it can't be settled in a minute.

What does дело mean in Russian?

01

business, affair, work, task

У меня сегодня много дел в городе.

I have a lot of things to do in town today.

Он уехал по важному делу.

He left on important business.

02

matter, case, situation

В чём дело?

What's the matter?

Это серьёзное дело, и его нельзя решить за минуту.

This is a serious matter, and it can't be settled in a minute.

Declension of дело

Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.

singularplural
nomделодела
genделадел
datделуделам
accделодела
insделомделами
prepделеделах

Used in expressions

как делаhow are you? (greeting question about someone's general well-being)