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живо́й

adjective
adverb жи́во
often used word (#306)

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alive

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Будь моя́ мать жива́, она помогла́ бы мне. If my mother were still alive, she would have helped me.
Ничто живо́е не мо́жет жить без воды. No living thing could live without air.
У него живо́е воображе́ние. He has a vivid imagination.
Твои́ родители ещё жи́вы? Are your parents still living?
Взгляну́л я и не узна́л прежнего челове́ка: то в лице́ его была́ смерть, а теперь вдруг стал живо́й, и в лице́ его я узна́л бо́га. I looked up, and did not recognize the same man: before, I had seen death in his face; but now he was alive, and I recognized in him the presence of God.
Они пойма́ли льва живы́м. They caught a lion alive.
Я жив, даже если не подаю́ никаки́х при́знаков жи́зни. I am alive even though I am not giving any sign of life.
Ты ещё жив, Сиско? Are you still alive, Sysko?
Пове́рить не могу́, что я ещё жив. I can't believe I'm still alive.
Э́тим спо́собом они ло́вят слоно́в живы́ми. This is the way they capture elephants alive.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	живо́й	жива́я	живо́е	живы́е
gen. genitive	живо́го	живо́й	живо́го	живы́х
dat. dative	живо́му	живо́й	живо́му	живы́м
acc. accusative	живо́го живо́й	живу́ю	живо́е	живы́х живы́е
inst. instrumental	живы́м	живо́й живо́ю	живы́м	живы́ми
prep. prepositional	живо́м	живо́й	живо́м	живы́х