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russian word

measure, step, action taken in Russian: мера

nounfemlevel C1#361 by frequency

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

Правительство приняло меры против роста цен. The government took measures against the rise in prices.

Это была вынужденная мера, но другого выхода не было. It was a forced measure, but there was no other way out.

Он в полной мере понимал свою ответственность. He fully understood the extent of his responsibility.

Во всём нужно знать меру. In everything one must know one's measure.

What does мера mean in Russian?

01

measure, step, action taken

Правительство приняло меры против роста цен.

The government took measures against the rise in prices.

Это была вынужденная мера, но другого выхода не было.

It was a forced measure, but there was no other way out.

02

measure, degree, extent

Он в полной мере понимал свою ответственность.

He fully understood the extent of his responsibility.

Во всём нужно знать меру.

In everything one must know one's measure.

Declension of мера

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

singularplural
nomмерамеры
genмерымер
datмеремерам
accмерумеры
insмерой / мероюмерами
prepмеремерах