No. 842 in Russian
среды
The Russian word "среды" means "Wednesdays" (plural of Wednesday) or "environments" (plural of environment), depending on the context.
In a sentence
Я хожу на занятия каждую среду.
I go to classes every Wednesday.
In this context, 'среду' is used in its singular accusative form to indicate a specific day of the week.
Чистота окружающей среды важна для здоровья.
The cleanliness of the environment is important for health.
Here, 'среды' is in the genitive singular form and refers to the 'environment' or 'surroundings' in the context of ecology and health.
Среди участников был выбран лидер.
A leader was chosen among the participants.
In this usage, 'среди' (derivative of 'среды') acts as a preposition meaning 'among' or 'amid,' highlighting its variant usage.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “среды” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “среды” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).