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Adverb · A2 · very common
самый
Translation of самый
most
Meaning of самый
Russian
Выражает высшую степень: самый красивый, самый интересный.
Transcription and pronunciation of самый
са́мый
stress on the 1st syllable
- Transcription
- [ˈsamɨj]
- In Latin letters
- samyy
Traps and common mistakes
Самый or большинство?
большинство
большинство = most of, the majority
Don't mix them up. Most people — большинство людей; the most interesting — самый интересный.
Большинство студентов сдали экзамен.
Most students passed the exam.
Это самый трудный экзамен в году.
This is the most difficult exam of the year.
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наиболее
Formal, bookish version of самый.
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What does самый mean?
used before long adjectives to say something is more than all others
How do you pronounce самый?
самый is pronounced [ˈsamɨj], in Latin letters “samyy”.
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