местные жители
locals
Дорогу к водопаду нам показали местные жители.
The locals showed us the way to the waterfall.
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Noun · B1 · common
жители
Translation of жители
people
Meaning of жители
Russian
люди, которые живут в каком-то месте: в городе, деревне или стране
English
the people who live in a place
Transcription and pronunciation of жители
жи́тели
stress on the 1st syllable
- Transcription
- [ˈʐɨtʲɪlʲɪ]
- In Latin letters
- zhiteli
Declension of жители: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Masculine
- Animate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то жи́тель. — This is the people. | жи́тельzhítel | жи́телиzhíteli |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет жи́теля — there is no people | жи́теляzhítelya | жи́телейzhíteley |
| Dativeto; towardsк жи́телю — towards the people | жи́телюzhítelyu | жи́телямzhítelyam |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу жи́теля — I see the people | жи́теляzhítelya | жи́телейzhíteley |
| Instrumentalwith; byс жи́телем — with the people | жи́телемzhítelem | жи́телямиzhítelyami |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо жи́теле — about the people | жи́телеzhítele | жи́теляхzhítelyakh |
Animate noun: the accusative matches the genitive in the plural (and in the masculine singular).
The card word жи́тели is the plural of жи́тель 'resident', so the table shows the lemma жи́тель.
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Collocations with жители
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
8 collocations
Who lives where
жители города
city residents
Жители города проголосовали за новый парк.
City residents voted for a new park.
- сельские жителиrural residents
- коренные жителиnative inhabitants
Dealing with residents
предупредить жителей
warn the residents
Управляющая компания предупредила жителей об отключении воды.
The management company warned the residents about the water shutoff.
эвакуировать жителей
evacuate the residents
Из-за наводнения пришлось эвакуировать жителей нескольких улиц.
Because of the flood, they had to evacuate the residents of several streets.
- опросить жителейsurvey the residents
- переселить жителейrelocate the residents
Words related to жители
- житьzhitverb · to liveживу́, живёшь: the stem has в.
- жильёzhilyonoun · housing, accommodation
- жило́йzhilóyadjective · residentialжило́й дом = apartment building.
- жи́тельствоzhítelstvonoun · residenceме́сто жи́тельства = place of residence.
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The people of this town are friendly.
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Жители этого города дружелюбные.
The people of the village love music.
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Жители деревни любят музыку.
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What's the difference between жители, население, and местные
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местные
Colloquial: locals, as opposed to visitors.
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What does жители mean?
the people who live in a place
How do you pronounce жители?
жители is pronounced [ˈʐɨtʲɪlʲɪ], in Latin letters “zhiteli”.
How is жители used in a sentence?
The people of this town are friendly. Translation: Жители этого города дружелюбные.
Is жители part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?
Yes, жители (people) can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is жители part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?
Yes, жители (people) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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