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бы́стрый

adjective
adverb бы́стро
often used word (#785)

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fast

Also: quick, rapid, prompt

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Быстр как мо́лния. As quick as a wink.
Но́вая секрета́рша печа́тает быстре́е, чем ста́рая. The new secretary types faster than the old one.
Сьюзи печа́тает намного быстре́е меня. Susie can type many times as fast as I can.
Бы́стрый твой автомоби́ль. Your car is fast.
Нодзоми - са́мый бы́стрый из всех поездо́в в Япо́нии. The Nozomi is the fastest of all the trains in Japan.
Я мог пла́вать быстре́е, когда был мо́лод. I could swim faster when I was young.
Быстре́е, выше, сильне́е. Faster, higher, stronger.
Быстре́е! Faster!
В жа́ркую пого́ду вода испаря́ется быстре́е. In hot weather, water evaporates more quickly.
Но́вая секрета́рша набира́ет текст быстре́е, чем про́шлая. The new secretary types faster than the old one.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
бы'стр-
nom. nominative	-ый бы́стрый	-ая бы́страя	-ое бы́строе	-ые бы́стрые
gen. genitive	-ого бы́строго	-ой бы́строй	-ого бы́строго	-ых бы́стрых
dat. dative	-ому бы́строму	-ой бы́строй	-ому бы́строму	-ым бы́стрым
acc. accusative	-ый -ого бы́стрый бы́строго	-ую бы́струю	-ое бы́строе	-ые -ых бы́стрые бы́стрых
inst. instrumental	-ым бы́стрым	-ой -ою бы́строй бы́строю	-ым бы́стрым	-ыми бы́стрыми
prep. prepositional	-ом бы́стром	-ой бы́строй	-ом бы́стром	-ых бы́стрых