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-ватый

-ватый

Russian

Suffix

-ва́тый (-vátyj)

  1. -ish, rather, a bit too (attenuates adjectives)
    глупова́тыйglupovátyj ― fairly stupid
    зеленова́тыйzelenovátyj ― greenish
    краснова́тыйkrasnovátyj ― reddish
    синева́тыйsinevátyj ― bluish
    рыжева́тыйryževátyj ― reddish (of hair color)
    Э́ти штаны́ мне́ длинно́ва́ты.
    Éti štaný mné dlinnóváty.
    These pants are a bit too long on me.

Declension

Usage notes

  • The connecting vowel is usually "-о-", after "ж", "ш", "щ", "ч" and "ц" or palatalised (soft) consonants letter "-е-" is used.

Derived terms

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