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необязательный

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Meaning of необязательный

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RU[nʲɪəbʲɪˈzatʲelʲnɨj]
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необязательный with Russian translation

необязательный usage examples

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Искусство — необязательный учебный предмет в нашей школе.

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Во втором году вы можете выбрать необязательные модули.

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необязательный belongs to the topic "Subjects". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

необязательный选修的
студент学生
экзамен考试
домашняя работа家庭作业
отвечать на вопросы回答问题
задавать вопросы提问
письменный стол书桌

необязательный synonyms

Related words worth learning together

опциональный
relating to an option; optional as a selectable choice
факультативный
formal term for optional courses/classes, especially in education
дополнительный
additional; supplementary — often means extra rather than simply optional
добровольный
voluntary; emphasizes that someone chooses to do it
альтернативный
alternative; denotes another option or substitute, not necessarily meaning optional
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опциональный

relating to an option; optional as a selectable choice

B1Often
Ф
🇷🇺ru
факультативный

formal term for optional courses/classes, especially in education

B1Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
дополнительный

additional; supplementary — often means extra rather than simply optional

B1Very Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
добровольный

voluntary; emphasizes that someone chooses to do it

B1Often
А
🇷🇺ru
альтернативный

alternative; denotes another option or substitute, not necessarily meaning optional

B1Often
Н
🇷🇺ru
непринудительный

non-coercive; emphasizes the lack of compulsion

B1Rarely

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необязательный meaning: what does it mean?

необязательный, выбираемый по желанию участника

необязательный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

необязательный is pronounced as [nʲɪəbʲɪˈzatʲelʲnɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

необязательный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Art is an optional subject in our school. Translation: Искусство — необязательный учебный предмет в нашей школе.

Is необязательный part of Subjects vocabulary?

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Is необязательный part of Study and Work vocabulary?

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