поздно ночью
late at night
Сосед вернулся поздно ночью и разбудил собаку.
Our neighbor came home late at night and woke up the dog.
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Noun · A1 · very common
ночь
Translation of ночь
night
Russian word in Latin letters: noch
Meaning of ночь
Russian
темная часть суток, период после захода солнца
English
dark part of day
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈnot͡ɕ]
Russian · Female
Declension of ночь: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Feminine
- Inanimate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то ночь. — This is the night. | ночьnoch | но́чиnóchi |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет но́чи — there is no night | но́чиnóchi | ноче́йnochéy |
| Dativeto; towardsк но́чи — towards the night | но́чиnóchi | ноча́мnochám |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу ночь — I see the night | ночьnoch | но́чиnóchi |
| Instrumentalwith; byс но́чью — with the night | но́чьюnóchyu | ноча́миnochámi |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо но́чи — about the night | но́чиnóchi | ноча́хnochákh |
но́чью = at night: the instrumental is used as an adverb.
Traps and common mistakes
Ночь or вечер?
вечер = evening, before bedtime
Don't mix them up. Before bedtime, even if dark — вечер: «вчера вечером»; late, while people sleep — ночь.
Вчера вечером мы ходили в кино.
Last night we went to the cinema.
Ночью шёл сильный снег.
It snowed heavily during the night.
Хорошая ночь! or Спокойной ночи!?
Спокойной ночи!
Спокойной ночи! = Good night!
Don't say «Хорошая ночь!» when going to bed. Say «Спокойной ночи!».
Спокойной ночи, до завтра!
Good night, see you tomorrow!
Collocations with ночь
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
10 collocations
Saying when at night
посреди ночи
in the middle of the night
Посреди ночи меня разбудил телефонный звонок.
In the middle of the night a phone call woke me up.
- на ночьat bedtime
- по ночамat night
Spending the night
провести ночь
spend the night
Из-за отмены рейса нам пришлось провести ночь в аэропорту.
Because the flight was canceled, we had to spend the night at the airport.
не спать всю ночь
stay up all night
Перед экзаменом она не спала всю ночь.
She stayed up all night before the exam.
- бессонная ночьa sleepless night
- остаться на ночьstay overnight
Saying good night
спокойной ночи
good night
Папа поцеловал детей и пожелал им спокойной ночи.
Dad kissed the kids and wished them good night.
доброй ночи
good night
Доброй ночи, увидимся завтра на работе!
Good night, see you tomorrow at work!
Words related to ночь
- но́чьюnóchyuadverb · at night
- ночно́йnochnóyadjective · night
- по́лночьpólnochnoun · midnight
- ночева́тьnochevátverb · to spend the nightночу́ю, ночу́ешь.
- ночёвкаnochyovkanoun · overnight stay
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I often work at night when the house is quiet.
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Я часто работаю ночью, когда в доме тихо.
Last night we watched a film together.
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Прошлой ночью мы смотрели фильм вместе.
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Colloquial, often in «ну и ночка!» (what a night!).
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ночь meaning: what does it mean?
dark part of day
ночь pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
ночь is pronounced as [ˈnot͡ɕ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
ночь definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I often work at night when the house is quiet. Translation: Я часто работаю ночью, когда в доме тихо.
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