Word
Зритель внимательно слушает музыку в зале.
Meaning
The spectator is attentively listening to the music in the hall.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Зритель внимательно слушает музыку в зале.
в
in
музыка
the music
слушать
to listen
зал
the hall
Questions & Answers about Зритель внимательно слушает музыку в зале.
What exactly does зритель mean here? Is it “viewer,” “spectator,” or “member of the audience”?
Зритель literally means a person who watches something – a viewer or spectator.
In practice:
- зритель = someone in the audience of a visual performance: theatre, cinema, circus, concert, show, etc.
- The plural зрители often translates as the audience.
So in this sentence, зритель is “the (individual) audience member / spectator” who is now listening to the music in the hall. Context makes it clear this is a person attending some event in a hall.
Grammatically, зритель is:
- masculine noun
- nominative singular
- stressed on the first syllable: ЗРИ-тель
Why use зритель for someone who is listening to music? Wouldn’t слушатель (“listener”) be more logical?