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How to say “You’re right” in Russian

A two-word sentence whose ending depends on who you are talking to.

Quick answer

Ты прав.

ty prav — прав for a man, права́ for a woman — short adjective again

The options

Ты прав.You’re right. — to a man
Ты права́.You’re right. — to a woman
Вы пра́вы.You’re right. — polite or plural
Соверше́нно ве́рно.Exactly so.
Боюсь, вы не пра́вы.I’m afraid you’re wrong.

The short forms

Прав, права́, пра́во, пра́вы — a short adjective with no long form in this meaning. The feminine takes the stress on the ending: права́. The полite form is always пра́вы, even for one person.

Disagreeing softly

A flat Вы не пра́вы is blunt. Russians soften it: Бою́сь, что нет (I’m afraid not), Не совсе́м (not quite), Я бы не сказа́л (I wouldn’t say so), Мо́жет быть, но… (maybe, but…). The last one is the workhorse.

What you hear back

Спаси́бо!Thanks!
Я то́же так ду́маю.I think so too.
Ну вот.There you go.

Typical mistakes

Ты прав — to a woman

Ты права́.

The short adjective agrees.

Ты пра́вый.

Ты прав.

пра́вый means “right-hand” or “right-wing”.

Check yourself

To a woman you say:

Feminine short form, end-stressed.

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