russian word
day (a 24-hour period in Russian: день
nounmasclevel A1#71 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Сегодня тёплый день. Today is a warm day.
Я работаю шесть дней в неделю. I work six days a week.
Днём он спит, а ночью работает. He sleeps during the day and works at night.
Зимой день короткий, а ночь длинная. In winter the day is short and the night is long.
Днём я работаю, а вечером учусь. During the day I work, and in the evening I study.
Позвони мне завтра днём, часа в два. Call me tomorrow afternoon, around two o'clock.
What does день mean in Russian?
01
day (a 24-hour period; a date)
02
daytime, the hours of daylight; in the daytime, by day (the instrumental form used as a time adverb)
Declension of день
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | день | дни |
| gen | дня | дней |
| dat | дню | дням |
| acc | день | дни |
| ins | днём | днями |
| prep | дне | днях |
Used in expressions
с днём рожденияhappy birthday (what you say to someone on their birthday)
день рожденияbirthday, the yearly anniversary of the day a person was born
добрый деньgood afternoon, hello (neutral greeting used during the day)