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потомки

descendants

Meaning of потомки

people from future generations

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Russian[pɐˈtomkʲi]
Russianдиссэндантс
descendants
потомки - descendants
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потомки with English translation

потомки usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Future descendants will see these photos in the archive.

Будущие потомки увидят эти фотографии в архиве.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Only direct descendants can claim the medal.

Только прямые потомки могут претендовать на эту медаль.

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

потомкиdescendants
семьяfamily
родителиparents
мамаmom
папаdad
ребёнокchild
детиchildren

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What's the difference between потомки / наследники / потомство / род / потомки и потомство

🇷🇺Russian
потомки

The direct and most neutral word for people descending from someone in future generations.

B2Very Often

He has descendants who continue his line.

У него остались потомки, которые продолжают его род.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
наследники

People who inherit property, a title, rights, or status; not always just biological descendants.

B2Often

His heirs received the house and the archive.

Его наследники получили дом и архив.

П
🇷🇺Russian
потомство

Collective term for children, grandchildren, and more distant descendants; often sounds literary or biological.

B2Often

According to the legend, he had many descendants.

Согласно легенде, у него было многочисленное потомство.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
род

Descendants as one family line, clan, or dynasty; emphasis on origin and a common ancestor.

B2Often

This family line has been known since the 17th century.

Этот род известен с XVII века.

П
🇷🇺Russian
потомки и потомство

An emphatic or enumerative phrase, usually used in descriptive or solemn speech.

B2Rarely

His name will be remembered by descendants and their offspring.

Его имя будут помнить потомки и потомство.

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потомки translation: descendants. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce потомки

[pɐˈtomkʲi]

потомки translation

descendants

потомки examples

Future descendants will see these photos in the archive.

потомки transcription

[pɐˈtomkʲi], диссэндантс

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потомки meaning: what does it mean?

лица, происходящие от вас в последующих поколениях

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

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Future descendants will see these photos in the archive. Translation: Будущие потомки увидят эти фотографии в архиве.

Is потомки part of Family Relationships vocabulary?

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Is потомки part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

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