хоронить
Translation of хоронить
bury
Meaning of хоронить
Опускать тело умершего в землю или могилу.
to put a dead body in the ground
Transcription and pronunciation of хоронить
хорони́ть
stress on the 3rd syllable
- Transcription
- [xərɐˈnʲitʲ]
- In Latin letters
- horonit / khoronit
Traps and common mistakes
Хоронить or закапывать?
закапывать
закапывать = put a thing under the earth
Don't mix them up. A thing in the ground (bones, treasure) — закапывать; a dead person — хоронить.
Собака закапывает кость в саду.
The dog is burying a bone in the garden.
Завтра будут хоронить нашего соседа.
Our neighbour is being buried tomorrow.
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Her grandfather is buried in a small village.
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Её дедушка похоронен в маленькой деревне.
They buried their old dog under a tree.
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Они похоронили свою старую собаку под деревом.
хоронить synonyms
What's the difference between хоронить and погребать
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Bookish, solemn.
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Questions about this word
What does хоронить mean?
to put a dead body in the ground
How do you pronounce хоронить?
хоронить is pronounced [xərɐˈnʲitʲ], in Latin letters “horonit”.
How is хоронить used in a sentence?
Her grandfather is buried in a small village. Translation: Её дедушка похоронен в маленькой деревне.
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