Parts of speech
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дитина, gen. дитини- child, offspring діти, gen. дітей - children, offspring |
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дитинка, дитя - child, diminutive дитинство - childhood дітлахи - children, kids (colloquial, normally used in plural) |
Adjectives |
дитячий - child's, children's |
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дитинячий, дитинний - child's, childish, puerile |
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Verbs |
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дитиніти - become like a child, revert to childhood |
Useful compounds |
дитсадок (дитячий садок) - kindergarden, nursery дитбудинок (дитячий будинок) - children's home дитмайданчик (дитячий майданчик) - children's playground, play area |
Additional information
1. діти is often used as an affectionate term for young people (older than children)
2. The plural of дитина is діти (see above). However, when used with a numeral to indicate a specific number of children (for example, involved in an incident in the news), the plural is дитини (e.g. 4 дитини).