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похороны

Translation of похороны

funeral

Meaning of похороны

Russian

церемония прощания с умершим человеком

English

a ceremony for a dead person

funeral

Transcription and pronunciation of похороны

по́хороны

stress on the 1st syllable

Transcription
[ˈpoxərənɨ]
In Latin letters
pohorony / pokhorony

Traps and common mistakes

На похороне or на похоронах?

на похоронах

похороны is plural only

Don't say на похороне. Say на похоронах — похороны has no singular.

Мы встретились на похоронах дяди.

We met at our uncle's funeral.

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  1. The funeral was quiet and simple.

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    Похороны были тихими и скромными.

  2. Many friends came to the funeral.

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    На похороны пришло много друзей.

похороны synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between похороны, прощание, and поминки

прощание
🇷🇺Russian

The farewell ceremony; often the public part of a funeral.

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🇷🇺Russian
поминки

Not the funeral: the meal in memory afterwards (a wake).

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Questions about this word

What does похороны mean?

a ceremony for a dead person

How do you pronounce похороны?

похороны is pronounced [ˈpoxərənɨ], in Latin letters “pohorony”.

How is похороны used in a sentence?

The funeral was quiet and simple. Translation: Похороны были тихими и скромными.

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