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назад

Translation of назад

ago

Russian word in Latin letters: nazad

Meaning of назад

Russian

показывает, сколько времени прошло с события, например три дня

English

before the present time

ago

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[nɐˈzat]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Долго назад or давно?

давно

давно = long ago (one word)

Don't say долго назад. For "long ago" Russian has one word: давно.

Я был там очень давно.

I was there a very long time ago.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. I finished that project three days ago.

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    Я закончил тот проект три дня назад.

  2. She called me a minute ago.

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    Она звонила мне минуту назад.

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What's the difference between назад and тому назад

Т
🇷🇺Russian
тому назад

Older and more formal: «лет сто тому назад».

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назад meaning: what does it mean?

before the present time

назад pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

назад is pronounced as [nɐˈzat]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

назад definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I finished that project three days ago. Translation: Я закончил тот проект три дня назад.

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