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ах

noun, masculine, inanimate, uncountable

often used word (top 900)B2
  • 1.

    Ah! Oh!

    АХ Я не видел тебя! - Ah! I didn't see you.

    It is used as an exclamatory word.

Examples

Declension

This noun is not delinable, always ах.

singularplural
nom.nominative

ах

ах

gen.genitive

ах

ах

dat.dative

ах

ах

acc.accusative

ах

ах

inst.instrumental

ах

ах

prep.prepositional

ах

ах

Typical usagePRO

  • Set phrases: oohs and aahs

    • без а́хов и о́хов

      without any fuss; no oohs and aahs

    • с а́хами и о́хами

      with lots of oohs and aahs

    • одни́ а́хи да вздо́хи

      nothing but sighs and groans

    • сплошны́е а́хи и о́хи

      just oohs and aahs all around

  • Heard reactions

    • разда́лся ах

      a gasp was heard

    • по за́лу пронёсся ах

      a gasp swept through the hall

    • услы́шать че́й-то ах

      to hear someone’s gasp

    • вы́рвался ах

      a gasp escaped

  • Causing a reaction

    • вы́звать а́хи и о́хи

      to elicit oohs and aahs

    • вы́звать у публи́ки а́хи

      to make the audience gasp

    • под восхищённые а́хи

      to the sound of admiring gasps

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  • anonymous edited translation and declension 5 years ago.