щ
э́то
particle
Used to emphasise identity, analogously to English "it's me who" etc.
щ
э́то
pronoun
that; this; it
Generic demonstrative pronoun. Translated as "this" or "that" (or their plural forms, "these" or "those"), depending on the context.
Э́то сто́ит пятьсо́т рубле́й, а вот э́то сто́ит семьсо́т.
This costs five hundred roubles, and this costs seven hundred.
— Сего́дня я вы́учил де́сять но́вых ру́сских слов. — Э́то отли́чно!
— I learnt ten new Russian words today. — That's great!
Не́которые лю́ди говоря́т на не́скольких языка́х. Э́то позволя́ет им ду́мать и ви́деть мир по-дру́гому.
Some people can speak several languages. This allows them to think and see the world differently.
Used as a personal pronoun when not referring to a particular noun. Translated as "it".
Не́которые лю́ди говоря́т на не́скольких языка́х. Э́то позволя́ет им ду́мать и ви́деть мир по-дру́гому. Э́то та́кже мо́жет расши́рить возмо́жности трудоустро́йства.
Some people can speak several languages. This allows them to think and see the world differently. It can also expand employment opportunities.
nominative only
used as a personal pronoun to indicate that something at the centre of a matter at hand is a certain thing; can be translated as "it" or "he", "she", "they", as appropriate
introductory "is/are"
(optionally used after a noun to introduce its definition or explanation)
щ
э́тот
L
э́тот
э́та
э́то
э́ти
N/A
э́тот
N/A
э́то
G/A
э́того
D
э́тому
I
э́тим
P
э́том
N
э́та
G/D/P
э́той
A
э́ту
N/A
э́ти
G/A/P
э́тих
D
э́тим
I
э́тими
(tap to expand / collapse inflections)
this; this/these
(Mostly proximal demonstrative determiner. Usually translated as "this"/"these", but can occasionally be translated as "that"/"those" and, in some cases, the English definite article, "the".)
Э́та моде́ль сто́ит пятьсо́т рубле́й, а вот э́та (моде́ль) сто́ит семьсо́т.
This model costs five hundred roubles, and this model costs seven hundred.
Э́тот я́ркий объе́кт — Вене́ра, а вот э́тот мига́ющий свет — самолёт.
That bright object is Venus, and that flashing light is a plane.
Вы должны́ неме́дленно поки́нуть э́тот райо́н.
You have to leave the area immediately.
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