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делить

Translation of делить

divide

Russian word in Latin letters: delit

Meaning of делить

Russian

разделять на части или группы

English

to separate into parts or groups

divide

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[dʲɪˈlʲitʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Делить or делиться?

делиться

делиться = to share what's yours

Don't mix them up. Giving part of yours to someone — делиться (с кем-то); cutting something into parts — делить.

Поделись конфетами с сестрой.

Share the sweets with your sister.

Мама делит торт на восемь кусков.

Mum divides the cake into eight pieces.

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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. We divide the work between two teams.

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    Мы делим работу между двумя командами.

  2. Please divide the apples into four parts.

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    Пожалуйста, раздели яблоки на четыре части.

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What's the difference between делить and разделять

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🇷🇺Russian
разделять

To separate into groups or parts; more formal.

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делить meaning: what does it mean?

to separate into parts or groups

делить pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

We divide the work between two teams. Translation: Мы делим работу между двумя командами.

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