одну секунду
just a second
Одну секунду, я только найду ключи.
Just a second, let me find my keys.
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секунда
Translation of секунда
second
Russian word in Latin letters: sekunda
Meaning of секунда
Russian
очень короткий интервал времени, базовая единица измерения
English
one of the sixty parts of a minute
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[sʲɪˈkundə]
Russian · Female
Declension of секунда: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Feminine
- Inanimate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то секу́нда. — This is the second. | секу́ндаsekúnda | секу́ндыsekúndy |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет секу́нды — there is no second | секу́ндыsekúndy | секу́ндsekúnd |
| Dativeto; towardsк секу́нде — towards the second | секу́ндеsekúnde | секу́ндамsekúndam |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу секу́нду — I see the second | секу́ндуsekúndu | секу́ндыsekúndy |
| Instrumentalwith; byс секу́ндой — with the second | секу́ндойsekúndoy | секу́ндамиsekúndami |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо секу́нде — about the second | секу́ндеsekúnde | секу́ндахsekúndakh |
Секу́нду! or Секу́ндочку! = Just a second!
Collocations with секунда
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
8 collocations
Just a second
на секунду
for a second
Можно тебя на секунду отвлечь?
Can I bother you for a second?
- подождать секундуwait a second
- ни на секундуnot for a second
Counting the seconds
доля секунды
a split second
Вратарь опоздал всего на долю секунды.
The goalie was late by just a split second.
считать секунды
count the seconds
Я считала секунды до конца скучного совещания.
I was counting the seconds until the end of the boring meeting.
- через секундуin a second
- каждую секундуevery second
Words related to секунда
- секу́ндныйsekúndnyyadjective · second, lasting a secondсеку́ндная стре́лка = second hand.
- секундоме́рsekundomérnoun · stopwatch
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Hold on a second, I'll open the door.
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Подожди секунду, я открою дверь.
I'll be back in a second.
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Я вернусь через секунду.
секунда synonyms
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What's the difference between секунда, секундочка, момент, миг, and мгновение
С
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секундочка
Colloquial and polite: "just a sec".
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М
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миг
An instant; often in set phrases.
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What does секунда mean?
one of the sixty parts of a minute
How do you pronounce секунда?
секунда is pronounced [sʲɪˈkundə], in Latin letters “sekunda”.
How is секунда used in a sentence?
Hold on a second, I'll open the door. Translation: Подожди секунду, я открою дверь.
Is секунда part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
Yes, секунда (second) can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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