На экскурсии нам показали дом, где жил великий писатель.
On the tour they showed us the house where the great writer lived.
great
очень важный, выдающийся, знаменитый
very important or famous

вели́кий
stress on the 2nd syllable
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
| Form | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long formbefore a noun | вели́кийvelíkiy | вели́каяvelíkaya | вели́коеvelíkoye | вели́киеvelíkiye |
| Short formas the predicate | вели́кvelík | велика́ / вели́каveliká / velíka | велико́ / вели́коvelikó / velíko | велики́ / вели́киvelikí / velíki |
The short forms with end stress mean 'too big' (Брю́ки мне велики́); stem-stressed вели́ка, вели́ки are bookish 'great'.
великий is only for history-level importance
Don't say «великая идея» for a good plan. Very good — отличный; великий is for famous people and history.
Пойти в кино — отличная идея!
Going to the cinema is a great idea!
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
На экскурсии нам показали дом, где жил великий писатель.
On the tour they showed us the house where the great writer lived.
Сын мечтает стать великим учёным, как его любимый профессор.
My son dreams of becoming a great scientist, like his favorite professor.
Пенициллин стал великим открытием, которое спасло миллионы жизней.
Penicillin was a great discovery that saved millions of lives.
Дед любил рассказывать внукам о великой победе.
Grandpa loved telling his grandchildren about the great victory.
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.
He was a great writer.
Он был великим писателем.
He was a great leader of his country.
Он был великим лидером своей страны.
very important or famous
великий is pronounced [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj], in Latin letters “velikiy”.
He was a great writer. Translation: Он был великим писателем.
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