Russian Translation(s) & Details for 'tabulate'

English Word: tabulate

Key Russian Translations:

• таблировать [təblʲɪrəvətʲ] - [Formal, Technical]
• подсчитывать [pədʂɪtɨvətʲ] - [Formal, used in contexts like voting or counting]

Frequency: Medium (Common in technical, scientific, or data-related contexts but not everyday conversation)

Difficulty: B1 Intermediate (Requires understanding of verb conjugation; beginners may find the infinitive form straightforward, but inflected forms add complexity)

Pronunciation (Russian):

таблировать: [təblʲɪrəvətʲ]

Note on таблировать: The stress falls on the second syllable ("bli"). Pronunciation can vary slightly in fast speech, where the 'л' sound may soften.

подсчитывать: [pədʂɪtɨvətʲ]

Note on подсчитывать: The 'щ' sound is a soft, palatalized 'sh' (like in 'sheep'), which is a common challenge for English speakers.

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Meanings and Usage:

To arrange data in a table or systematic form

Translation(s) & Context:

• таблировать - Used in formal, technical, or academic contexts, such as data analysis or reports.
• подсчитывать - Applied when tabulating involves counting or summarizing, like in elections or statistics.

Usage Examples:

• Я таблирую данные для ежегодного отчета.

  I am tabulating the data for the annual report. (Shows use in a professional, data-processing context.)

• В Excel можно легко таблировать информацию из базы данных.

  In Excel, you can easily tabulate information from the database. (Illustrates technical software usage.)

• Комиссия подсчитывает голоса на выборах.

  The commission is tabulating the votes in the elections. (Demonstrates application in a formal, voting scenario.)

• Студент таблирует результаты эксперимента в таблицу.

  The student is tabulating the experiment results into a table. (Highlights academic or educational context.)

• Чтобы анализировать тенденции, мы подсчитываем данные по кварталам.

  To analyze trends, we tabulate the data by quarters. (Shows integration with time-based structures.)

To compute or count systematically (e.g., votes)

Translation(s) & Context:

• подсчитывать - Common in administrative or electoral contexts, emphasizing enumeration.

Usage Examples:

• Избирательная комиссия подсчитывает бюллетени после закрытия.

  The election commission tabulates the ballots after closing. (Focuses on official counting procedures.)

• В опросе мы подсчитываем ответы в таблице.

  In the survey, we tabulate the responses in a table. (Illustrates data collection and organization.)

Russian Forms/Inflections:

Both primary translations are verbs, so they follow standard Russian verb conjugation patterns. "Таблировать" and "Подсчитывать" are imperfective verbs, meaning they describe ongoing or repeated actions. Russian verbs have aspects (imperfective and perfective), and inflections vary by tense, person, number, and gender.

Note: These verbs are regular in most forms, but pay attention to stem changes and aspect pairs (e.g., perfective of "таблировать" might be "оттаблировать" in some contexts).

Russian Synonyms/Antonyms:

• Synonyms:
  • Систематизировать (sistematizirovat') - More general, implying organization without specifying tables.
  • Упорядочивать (uporyadochivat') - Focuses on ordering or arranging systematically.
• Antonyms:
  • Хаотизировать (khaotizirovat') - Rare term, meaning to make chaotic or disorganized.
  • Рассеивать (rasseyivat') - To scatter or disperse, opposite in the sense of disorganization.

Related Phrases:

• Составить таблицу - To create a table; used for initial data organization. (e.g., "Составить таблицу данных" means "To tabulate data.")
• Подсчитать результаты - To tally results; common in surveys or votes. (Implies systematic counting.)
• Вести таблицу - To maintain a table; ongoing tabulation in records or logs.

Usage Notes:

"Таблировать" directly corresponds to the English "tabulate" in data contexts, but it's more formal and technical in Russian. Use "подсчитывать" for scenarios involving counting, like elections, to avoid mistranslation. Be mindful of verb aspect: choose imperfective for ongoing actions and perfective (e.g., "оттаблировать") for completed ones. In everyday Russian, these verbs are often replaced with simpler phrases in informal speech, so limit use to professional settings.

Common Errors:

• English speakers often confuse "таблировать" with "вычислять" (to calculate), thinking it means pure computation. Error: "Я вычисляю данные" (incorrect for tabulating). Correct: "Я таблирую данные" – This error stems from overlapping meanings in English; focus on the organizational aspect.

• Misapplying verb aspects, e.g., using "таблировать" for a completed action. Error: "Я таблировал вчера" (fine for imperfective), but if perfective is needed, use "оттаблировал". Explanation: Always check if the action is ongoing or finished to select the right form.

Cultural Notes:

In Russian culture, tabulating data or votes, as in "подсчитывать", often carries connotations of bureaucracy and precision, stemming from historical emphasis on record-keeping in the Soviet era. For instance, election tabulation is a highly formalized process, reflecting a cultural value on accuracy and state oversight.

Related Concepts:

• Статистика (statistics)
• Анализ данных (data analysis)
• Отчет (report)