russian word
course, progress in Russian: ход
nounmasclevel B1#476 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
В ходе переговоров стороны достигли соглашения. In the course of the negotiations the sides reached an agreement.
Ход событий полностью изменился за одну ночь. The course of events completely changed overnight.
Водитель замедлил ход у светофора. The driver slowed down at the traffic light.
Поезд тронулся и постепенно набрал ход. The train set off and gradually gathered pace.
What does ход mean in Russian?
01
course, progress (of an event)
02
motion, movement, running speed (of a vehicle or mechanism)
Водитель замедлил ход у светофора.
The driver slowed down at the traffic light.
Поезд тронулся и постепенно набрал ход.
The train set off and gradually gathered pace.
Declension of ход
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | ход | ходы / ходы / хода |
| gen | хода | ходов |
| dat | ходу | ходам |
| acc | ход | хода |
| ins | ходом | ходами |
| prep | ходе | ходах |