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Russian
Alternative forms
- -анье (-anʹje)
- -яние (-janije) — after palatalized consonants
Pronunciation
Suffix
-а́ние or -ание • (-ánije or -anije)
- -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in -ать (-atʹ))
- надоеда́ть (nadojedátʹ, “to annoy”) + -а́ние (-ánije) → надоеда́ние (nadojedánije, “annoyance”)
- сде́рживать (sdérživatʹ, “to deter”) + -ание (-anije) → сде́рживание (sdérživanije, “deterrence”)
- ве́шать (véšatʹ, “to hang”) + -ание (-anije) → ве́шание (véšanije, “hanging”)
- ды́хать (dýxatʹ, “to breathe”) + -а́ние (-ánije) → дыха́ние (dyxánije, “breath, breathing”)
Usage notes
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-а́ние, -ание
-ánije, -anije
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-а́ния, -ания
-ánija, -anija
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| genitive
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-а́ния, -ания
-ánija, -anija
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-а́ний, -аний
-ánij, -anij
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| dative
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-а́нию, -анию
-ániju, -aniju
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-а́ниям, -аниям
-ánijam, -anijam
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| accusative
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-а́ние, -ание
-ánije, -anije
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-а́ния, -ания
-ánija, -anija
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| instrumental
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-а́нием, -анием
-ánijem, -anijem
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-а́ниями, -аниями
-ánijami, -anijami
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| prepositional
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-а́нии, -ании
-ánii, -anii
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-а́ниях, -аниях
-ánijax, -anijax
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