No. 9,696 in Russian
чу
The Russian word "чу" is not a standalone word in standard Russian but can appear as part of certain colloquial or poetic expressions, exclamations, or verb conjugations. It may signify "hear" or "sense" depending on context.
In a sentence
Чу! Кто-то стучит в дверь.
Hark! Someone is knocking at the door.
Used as an interjection to draw attention to a sound.
Я чу́вствую, что это было не случайно.
I feel that this was not accidental.
Derived from 'чувствовать,' meaning 'to feel.'
Он пытался почу́вствовать что-то в тёмной комнате.
He tried to feel something in the dark room.
Root form from 'почувствовать,' meaning 'to sense/feel physically or emotionally.'
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