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бой

noun, male, inanimate
often used word (#649)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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beating

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battle

Also: combat, engagement

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fight

Also: fighting, struggle

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striking (of a clock)

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The word has two prepositional case variants: a locative form - "в бою́", and a descriptive form - "о бо́е", "знать толк в бо́е".

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Том вы́играл бой. Tom won the fight.
Пригото́вьтесь к бо́ю. Prepare for combat.
Бой дли́лся три секу́нды. The fight lasted three seconds.
Молодые и ста́рые вступи́ли в бой. Young and old went to battle.
Том был смертельно ра́нен в бо́ю. Tom was fatally wounded in the battle.
Петуши́ные бои́ запрещены во мно́гих стра́нах. Cockfighting is banned in many countries.
Что каса́ется прове́рки со́бственной рети́вости, ничто не сравни́тся с бли́жним бо́ем. There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
Мы не бои́мся бо́я. We're not afraid of a fight.
Двое против одного — не че́стный бой. Two against one is not a fair fight.
Они поги́бли в бо́ю. They died in battle.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	бо́й	бои́
gen. genitive	бо́я	боёв
dat. dative	бо́ю	боя́м
acc. accusative	бо́й	бои́
inst. instrumental	бо́ем	боя́ми
prep. prepositional	бо́е бою́	боя́х