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1.23. The Lengthening of Doubled Letters
With the exception of the letters -нн- and some foreign words, there are no words with double consonants in Russian. Unlike English, when two identical consonants are in a row the pronunciation is slightly lengthened. Incidentally, the double consonant -нн- is extremely common, especially in adjectives and participles.
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The Lengthening of Doubled Consonants -нн-
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Some Foreign Words with Doubled Consonants
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весе́нний
испо́рченный почте́нный ра́нний свяще́нник у́тренний напи́санный прочи́танный совершённый зарабо́танный |
spring (attrib.)
rotten venerable early priest morning (attrib.) written read accomplished earned |
агре́ссор
алле́я аллерги́я бассе́йн ге́тто грамма́тика лассо́ ло́бби профе́ссор те́ннис |
aggressor
alley allergy pool ghetto grammar lasso lobby professor tennis |
The Lengthening of Doubled Vowels
Like consonants, vowel pronunciation is slightly lengthened when doubled.
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ве́ер
вообще́ зоопа́рк Иису́с координа́та перееда́ть перее́зд рее́стр сообра́зно |
fan
in general zoo Jesus coordinate (n.) to overeat crossing register in accordance with |
Dictionaries give words. Grammar books give rules. Language360 adds context. |