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блин

fairly common #1621C2
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    pancake, crêpecooking

    Ма́ма испекла́ блины́ на за́втрак.

    Mum made pancakes for breakfast.

    Russian блин is thin, like a crêpe; usually made in quantity.

  • 2.

    damn, damn it, darn

    Блин, я забы́л ключи́!

    Damn, I forgot my keys!

    Colloquial interjection, a milder stand-in for a swear word; still informal.

Usage info

Another example: Первый блин комом - The first pancake is lumpy

  • also used when failed at something else

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

бли́н

блины́

Gen.Genitive

блина́

блино́в

Dat.Dative

блину́

блина́м

Acc.Accusative

бли́н

блины́

Inst.Instrumental

блино́м

блина́ми

Prep.Prepositional

блине́

блина́х

Word familyблинPRO

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • RAZBOYNIK_TACHI edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Singolin edited translation 5 years ago.