A2 Collocation ニュートラル

Умный человек

умный человек

Smart person

意味

Someone with high intelligence.

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文化的背景

The 'Intelligentsia' is a distinct social class in Russia defined by being 'умные люди' with a moral compass. During the Soviet era, being 'too smart' could sometimes be seen with suspicion by the state, leading to the phrase 'Умный больно?' (Think you're too smart?). Russian fairy tales often feature 'Ivan the Fool' who turns out to be the most 'умный человек' because of his heart and intuition. In modern Russian tech culture (like Yandex or VK), being an 'умный человек' is the highest praise, often valued over seniority.

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Gender Neutrality

Remember that 'человек' is always masculine. Don't try to make it feminine!

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Sarcasm Alert

Be careful with your tone; 'умный человек' can be very sarcastic if said with the wrong intonation.

意味

Someone with high intelligence.

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Gender Neutrality

Remember that 'человек' is always masculine. Don't try to make it feminine!

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Sarcasm Alert

Be careful with your tone; 'умный человек' can be very sarcastic if said with the wrong intonation.

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Plural Mastery

Always use 'люди' for the plural. 'Человеки' is only for aliens or jokes!

自分をテスト

Fill in the correct form of 'умный человек' in the plural.

В этом университете учатся только ______ ______.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: умные люди

The plural of 'человек' is 'люди'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct when describing a woman?

Выберите правильный вариант:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Она умный человек.

'Человек' is a masculine noun, so the adjective must be masculine even if the person is female.

Match the Russian phrase with its English equivalent.

Сопоставьте пары:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: all

These are all common variations of expressing intelligence.

Complete the dialogue with the correct case.

— Ты знаком с Иваном? — Да, я считаю его очень...

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: умным человеком

The verb 'считать' (to consider) requires the instrumental case.

🎉 スコア: /4

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Smart vs. Wise

Умный
Logic Логика
IQ IQ
Мудрый
Experience Опыт
Soul Душа

練習問題バンク

4 問題
Fill in the correct form of 'умный человек' in the plural. Fill Blank A2

В этом университете учатся только ______ ______.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: умные люди

The plural of 'человек' is 'люди'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct when describing a woman? Choose B1

Выберите правильный вариант:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Она умный человек.

'Человек' is a masculine noun, so the adjective must be masculine even if the person is female.

Match the Russian phrase with its English equivalent. Match A2

左の各項目を右のペアと一致させてください:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: all

These are all common variations of expressing intelligence.

Complete the dialogue with the correct case. dialogue_completion B1

— Ты знаком с Иваном? — Да, я считаю его очень...

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: умным человеком

The verb 'считать' (to consider) requires the instrumental case.

🎉 スコア: /4

よくある質問

10 問

Yes, but you still say 'умный человек' because 'человек' is masculine. Or you can just say 'Она умная'.

Neither is better. 'Умный' is about logic and IQ; 'мудрый' is about experience and soul.

Use 'элегантный' or 'красивый'. 'Умный' is only for brains.

No! You can say 'Ты такой умница!' to a man. It's a very common compliment.

The most common opposite is 'глупый человек' (stupid person) or 'дурак' (fool).

Yes, it is perfectly professional to describe a colleague as an 'умный человек'.

No, that's 'хитрый'. 'Умный' is generally positive.

It's an irregular suppletive plural, common in many languages (like person/people in English).

Yes, it's a very solid, respectful compliment in Russian culture.

Yes, 'умный парень' (smart guy) or 'умная девушка' (smart girl) are very common.

関連フレーズ

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Светлая голова

similar

A bright head

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Мудрый человек

similar

A wise person

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Умница

specialized form

Clever one

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Интеллектуал

synonym

Intellectual

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