Russian - English Dictionary
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И is a versatile Russian conjunction and particle meaning primarily "and". It connects words, phrases, and clauses, and can also emphasize statements or create contrast.
| # | Type | Russian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | и used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera | and |
| 2 | conjunction | и as a result | so |
| 3 | noun | и name of the letter E, e | e |
| 4 | conjunction | и inclusive "or" | and/or |
| 5 | noun | и name of the letter I, i | i |
| 6 | conjunction | и used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order | and |
| 7 | conjunction | и used at the end of a list to indicate the last item | and |
| 8 | noun | и ethnic group | Yi |
| 9 | noun | и | The name of the Cyrillic script letter И. |
| 10 | conjunction | и | as well as, both ... and ... |
| 11 | conjunction | и | as well |
| 12 | conjunction | и | even |
| 13 | particle | и | to emphasise the truth of a verb |
| 14 | particle | и | to emphasise a contrast |
| 15 | particle | и | to emphasise a parenthetical remark |
| 16 | particle | и | as other emphasis or in set phrases |
| 17 | noun | и | Yi (an ethnic group of southwestern China) |
| 18 | noun | и | Yi (the Tibeto-Burman languages used by the Yi) |
| 19 | noun | и | Yi (the script used to write the languages) |
| 20 | noun | и | The Russian name of the Latin script letter I/i. |
Мама и папа пошли в магазин.
Mom and dad went to the store.
Он работал, и работал, и ничего не добился.
He worked and worked and achieved nothing.
И ты тоже хочешь остаться?
You want to stay as well?
И as a conjunction is one of the most frequent words in Russian and appears at the start of sentences far more often than "and" does in English. When и begins a sentence, it often emphasizes a contrast or continuation rather than simply connecting ideas. Do not confuse и with или ("or").
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