{"id":14224,"date":"2021-05-19T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=14224"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:27:38","slug":"how-do-you-say-to-die-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/how-do-you-say-to-die-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you say ‘to die’ in Russian?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Russians devoted May 11th <\/sup>this year to visiting the graves of their loved ones. Known as \u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0420\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong>\u00a0(Roditel\u2019skiy Den\u2019 or Radonista), this day is directly related to Orthodox Easter and you can read more about the gist of it in Yelena\u2019s old blog here<\/a>. For a more detailed account on this tradition, I highly recommend this article<\/a> by Irena Mostowicz on Radonitsa celebrations in the Smolensk Region.<\/p>\n

In lieu of Radonitsa, let\u2019s talk about the three most commonly used Russian verbs that mean \u2018to die\u2019 and the nouns derived from them that mean \u2018deceased\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Image by \u0412\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c \u041a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0446\u043e\u0432<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

To die<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Compare the following sentences:<\/p>\n

\u041c\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u0443\u0301\u043c\u0435\u0440<\/strong> \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0447\u044c\u044e.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041c\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431<\/strong> \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0447\u044c\u044e.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041c\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f<\/strong> \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0447\u044c\u044e.<\/em><\/p>\n

You might hastily write off all three as My grandpa died last night.<\/em> However, each of these three Russian verbs paints a different picture of how \u2018the grandpa\u2019 perished.<\/p>\n

\u0423\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/strong> is generally used to talk about death from natural causes, e.g. \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u2019<\/strong> \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0442\u044c\u044e\u2019<\/strong> (to die of old age or to die of natural causes). More broadly, \u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/strong> can simply equate to \u2018ceasing to exist or live\u2019 or \u2018to stop working\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u0422\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0301 \u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044b \u0443\u043c\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0442 \u0441\u043e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0439. Your secrets die with me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041c\u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u0437\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0430 \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0443\u0301\u0448\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u2014 \u043e\u043d\u0438\u0301 \u0432\u043e\u0442-\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0442 \u0443\u043c\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0442. I need my headphones\u2019 charger ASAP. They are about to die.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are, of course, even more figurative expressions with the word \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u2019, as in \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0445\u0443\u2019 <\/strong>or \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e \u0441\u0442\u044b\u0434\u0430\u0301\u2019<\/strong> (\u2018to die of fear\u2019 or \u2018to die from embarrassment\u2019).<\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong> means to be killed by some outside force, usually brutally. For example, one can \u2018\u043f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0431\u043e\u0301\u044e\u2019<\/strong> (to die in battle), \u2018\u043f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0435\u2019<\/strong> (to die in a fire).<\/p>\n

\u0421\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> is a more formal and literary word for \u2018\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u2019. It comes from the noun \u2018\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0446<\/strong>\u2019, which means \u2018the end\u2019. If you change out the prefix \u2018c<\/strong>\u2019 to \u2018\u0437\u0430<\/strong>\u2019 you get everyday phrases like \u2018\u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0301 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f\u2019<\/strong> (\u2018we are almost out of milk\u2019, literally \u2018the milk is almost finished\u2019) or \u2018\u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u0434\u2019<\/strong> (the movie ended an hour ago).<\/p>\n

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Image by Niek Verlaan<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The deceased or the dead<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The words for \u2018deceased\u2019 in Russian are derived from verbs above. Therefore, we have:<\/p>\n

\u0423\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u041c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u044f\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0443\u0448\u0438 \u0443\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0448 \u043c\u0438\u0440 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many people believe that the souls of the dead cannot leave our world until they take care of their unfinished business.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0420\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0301\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0431\u0448\u0435\u0439 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438.<\/em><\/p>\n

The relatives of the deceased refused to speak with the journalists.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0421\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439\u0441\u044f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"man

Photo by Brett Sayles<\/a> from Pexels<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

\u041c\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0434 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0435\u0442 \u0436\u0438\u043b \u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043d.<\/em><\/p>\n

My recently deceased neighbor lived alone for the last 15 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is more to cover in regard to the Russian language and traditions around \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (death). So, for now, I leave you with Maria\u2019s informative blog on some macabre sayings in Russian<\/a> and a piece of cultural advice: if you are attending a funeral in Russia and would like to give the family of the deceased flowers, make sure to give an even<\/u> number of flowers (\u0447\u0451<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432<\/strong>).\u00a0<\/strong>More on that in a future blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"a

Many Russians devoted May 11th this year to visiting the graves of their loved ones. Known as \u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0420\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430\u00a0(Roditel\u2019skiy Den\u2019 or Radonista), this day is directly related to Orthodox Easter and you can read more about the gist of it in Yelena\u2019s old blog here. For a more detailed account on this tradition…<\/p>\n

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