Russian edit

Etymology edit

жена́ (žená) +‎ -а́тый (-átyj)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈnatɨj]
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  • Rhymes: -atɨj

Adjective edit

жена́тый (ženátyj)

  1. married, having a wife
    Antonym: холостой (xolostoj)
  2. (by extension, of a couple) married, having a spouse
    Они́ давно́ жена́ты.Oní davnó ženáty.they have been married for a long time

Usage notes edit

  • It's incorrect to use the term to refer to being married to a man, за́мужем (zámužem) or заму́жняя (zamúžnjaja) must be used instead.
  • It's more common and standard to use short forms predicatively, e.g.:
    он жена́тon ženáthe is married

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