russian word
a pair in Russian: пара
nounfemlevel A2#768 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Я купил новую пару сапог к зиме. I bought a new pair of boots for the winter.
В шкафу лежит чистая пара носков. There is a clean pair of socks in the wardrobe.
Эта пара живёт вместе уже десять лет. This couple has been living together for ten years already.
На танцполе кружилась влюблённая пара. A couple in love was spinning around on the dance floor.
Подожди пару минут, я сейчас вернусь. Wait a couple of minutes, I will be right back.
Мне нужно сказать тебе пару слов. I need to say a couple of words to you.
What does пара mean in Russian?
01
a pair (two matching items)
02
a couple (of people in a relationship)
Declension of пара
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | пара | пары |
| gen | пары | пар |
| dat | паре | парам |
| acc | пару | пары |
| ins | парой / парою | парами |
| prep | паре | парах |