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строфа

Translation of строфа

verse

Meaning of строфа

Russian

Часть стихотворения или песни из нескольких строк.

English

a group of lines that forms one part of a poem or song

строфа

Transcription and pronunciation of строфа

строфа́

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[strɐˈfa]
In Latin letters
strofa

Traps and common mistakes

Строфа or стих?

стих

стих = a line of poetry, or a poem

Don't mix them up. A group of lines — строфа (in a song — куплет); one line or a whole poem — стих.

Он написал стихи на день рождения мамы.

He wrote a poem for his mum's birthday.

Каждая строфа заканчивается одной и той же строкой.

Each verse ends with the same line.

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  1. The poem has four verses.

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    В стихотворении четыре строфы.

  2. She recited the last verse from memory.

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    Она прочитала последнюю строфу наизусть.

строфа synonyms

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What's the difference between строфа, куплет, and четверостишие

К
🇷🇺Russian
куплет

The same in a song: a verse between choruses.

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Ч
🇷🇺Russian
четверостишие

A stanza or short poem of four lines.

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Questions about this word

What does строфа mean?

a group of lines that forms one part of a poem or song

How do you pronounce строфа?

строфа is pronounced [strɐˈfa], in Latin letters “strofa”.

How is строфа used in a sentence?

The poem has four verses. Translation: В стихотворении четыре строфы.

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