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Adjective бе́лый
Noun бе́лый

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бе́лый

adjective
adverb бе́ло, бело́
daily used word (top 200)

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Тебе нра́вится бе́лое вино́? Do you like the white wine?
Всё бе́лое. Everything is white.
Э́то бе́лое зда́ние - морг. That white building is a morgue.
Том ест только бе́лое мя́со. Tom eats only white meat.
На ней бы́ло бе́лое пла́тье. She wore a white dress.
Том и Мэри таки́е ра́зные, как чёрное и бе́лое. Tom and Mary are as different as black and white.
Вы ви́дите бе́лое зда́ние у подно́жия холма́. You see a white building at the foot of the hill.
Даже са́мая чёрная коро́ва даёт только бе́лое молоко́. Even the blackest cow only gives white milk.
Почему всё бе́лое? - "Из-за снега". Why is everything white? "Because of the snow."
Бе́лое зда́ние бы́ло разру́шено землетрясе́нием. The white building was destroyed by the earthquake.

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Declension

	mmasculine	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	бе́лый	бе́лая	бе́лое	бе́лые
gen. genitive	бе́лого	бе́лой	бе́лого	бе́лых
dat. dative	бе́лому	бе́лой	бе́лому	бе́лым
acc. accusative	бе́лый бе́лого	бе́лую	бе́лое	бе́лые бе́лых
inst. instrumental	бе́лым	бе́лой бе́лою	бе́лым	бе́лыми
prep. prepositional	бе́лом	бе́лой	бе́лом	бе́лых

Comparatives

Normal not comparable

- not comparable -

comparative	-
superlative	-

Short Forms

masculine	бе́л
feminine	бела́
neuter	бе́ло, бело́
plural	бе́лы, белы́

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Related Words

бело́к - white
беле́ть - show up white
белизна́ - whiteness
беля́к - white hare
бели́ть - whitewash
белёк - young seal
белови́к - fair copy
белу́га - beluga
белу́ха - white whale
побе́лка - whitewashing

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бело́к

white
беле́ть

show up white
белизна́

whiteness
беля́к

white hare
бели́ть

whitewash
белёк

young seal
белови́к

fair copy
белу́га

beluga
белу́ха

white whale
побе́лка

whitewashing

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бе́лый

noun, masculine, animate
Partner бе́лая
daily used word (top 200)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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Translation

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white

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	бе́лый	бе́лые
gen. genitive	бе́лого	бе́лых
dat. dative	бе́лому	бе́лым
acc. accusative	бе́лого	бе́лых
inst. instrumental	бе́лым	бе́лыми
prep. prepositional	бе́лом	бе́лых

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