War Война́
8 Russian words on the topic of war — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. Battle movies and history books — and a gateway: from here you can drill down into the army, planes, ships and submarines.
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | war | война́ | ⚠️ GenderPlural: во́йны (the stress moves). |
 | battle | би́тва | 🔗 Word familySame family: бить (to beat, to strike). |
 | enemy | враг | ⚠️ GenderThe stress falls on the ending in all declined forms: врага́, враги́. |
 | armychapter› | а́рмия | Stress on the first syllable. служи́ть в а́рмии = to serve in the army. |
 | weapon | ору́жие | ⚠️ GenderA collective singular — even for many weapons. |
 | tank | танк | 🔗 Word familyBorrowed from English 'tank'. 🔗 Word familyA tank crewman is танки́ст. |
 | fighter jetchapter› | истреби́тель | 🔗 Word familyLiterally 'exterminator', from истребля́ть 'to destroy'. ⚠️ GenderNouns in -тель are masculine. |
 | shipchapter› | кора́бль | ⚠️ GenderMasculine; stress moves to the ending: корабля́, plural корабли́. A small boat is ло́дка. |
 | submarinechapter› | подво́дная ло́дка | Literally 'underwater boat'. Often shortened to подло́дка. |
 | victory | побе́да | Collocation: одержа́ть побе́ду 'to gain a victory'. ⚠️ IrregularThe verb победи́ть famously has no 1st-person singular future — say одержу́ побе́ду. |
 | peace | мир | 🔀 Several meaningsMeans both 'world' and 'peace'. |
 | surrender | капитуля́ция | 🌎 RegionA formal international word (cf. capitulation); in everyday speech use the verb сда́ться 'to surrender'. |
See also:ArmyPlanesShipsSubmarines