Translation
matter, affair; business, case
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Word origin
From Proto-Slavic dělo, from děti 'to put, to do', on the Indo-European root dheh.
- Origin
- Proto-Slavic
- Root
- dělo
- English cognates
- do, deed
Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | де́ло | дела́ |
| Genitiveof; after нет, у, без, для | де́ла | дел |
| Dativeto, for | де́лу | дела́м |
| Accusativethe object; after в/на for motion | де́ло | дела́ |
| Instrumentalwith, by; after с | де́лом | дела́ми |
| Prepositionalabout, in, on; after о, в, на | де́ле | дела́х |
The stress jumps to the ending in the plural, which is how the singular де́ла (of the matter) and the plural дела́ (matters, as in как дела́?) are told apart.
Examples
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How are things?
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That is none of your business.
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I have a lot to do today.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: дело, можно, порядок and 11 more words.