знать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic знати (znati), from Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéh₃t (to know, get to know), from *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Polish znać, English know, kenning, canny, German kennen and Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā, to know).

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Verb

знать (znatʹimpf (perfective узна́ть, verbal noun зна́ние)

  1. to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
    Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 4.11:
    • И сказал им: вам дано знать тайны Царствия Божия, а тем внешним все бывает в притчах;
      I skazal im: vam dano znatʹ tajny Carstvija Božija, a tem vnešnim vse byvajet v pritčax;
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    Я её хорошо́ зна́ю.Ja jejó xorošó znáju.I know her well.
    Я хорошо́ зна́ю матема́тику.Ja xorošó znáju matemátiku.I know math well.
  2. to know: to be in possession of a specific fact or datum
    Я зна́ю, где он живёт.Ja znáju, gde on živjót.I know where he lives.
    Я зна́ю, ско́лько два плюс два.Ja znáju, skólʹko dva pljus dva.I know how much two plus two is.
    Я не зна́ю, когда́ э́то бы́ло.Ja ne znáju, kogdá éto býlo.I don’t know when it was.

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Noun

знать (znatʹf inan (genitive зна́ти, uncountable)

  1. (collective) nobility, noble people
    Synonyms: аристокра́тия (aristokrátija), вы́сшее о́бщество (výsšeje óbščestvo), эли́та (elíta)

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Adverb

знать (znatʹ)

  1. (informal) it seems, then
    Synonyms: вида́ть (vidátʹ), ви́дно (vídno), зна́чит (znáčit)