short i
The vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stickThe vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stick. (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in sitting as contrasted with siting.)
» Tom is shorter than I am.
Том нижчий від мене.
Meaning
2 sensesThe vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stick. (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in sitting as contrasted with siting.)
(Cyrillic, character)The name of the letter й/Й in Cyrillic alphabets.
и кра́ткоеi krátkoje, ийij
Examples
62 sentencesTom is shorter than I am.
Том нижчий від мене. — deniko
Tom isn't much shorter than I am.
Том не набагато нижчий від мене. — deniko
ruТом не намного ниже меня. — marafon
You're a bit shorter than I am.
Ти трохи нижчий, ніж я. — deniko
ruВы немного ниже меня. — marafon
Tom is a lot shorter than I am.
Том набагато нижчий від мене. — deniko
ruТом намного ниже меня. — marafon
Tom is a bit shorter than I am.
Том трохи нижчий за мене. — deniko
ruТом немного ниже меня. — marafon
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
* (Cyrillic letter): Calque of Russian и кра́ткое (i krátkoje).* (Cyrillic letter): Calque of Russian и кра́ткое (i krátkoje).
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