russian word
topic, subject of discussion in Russian: тема
nounfemlevel B1#562 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Давайте поменяем тему, мне неприятно об этом говорить. Let us change the subject, it is unpleasant for me to talk about it.
На уроке мы обсуждали тему здоровой еды. In class we discussed the topic of healthy food.
Главная тема этого романа — одиночество. The main theme of this novel is loneliness.
В конце симфонии снова звучит знакомая тема. At the end of the symphony the familiar theme sounds again.
What does тема mean in Russian?
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topic, subject of discussion
Declension of тема
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | тема | темы |
| gen | темы | тем |
| dat | теме | темам |
| acc | тему | темы |
| ins | темой / темою | темами |
| prep | теме | темах |