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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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living
Also: live, alive, lively, animated, brisk, wide-awake, vivacious
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Оба жи́вы. Both are alive.
- Не хле́бом еди́ным жив челове́к. Man cannot live by bread alone.
- Там не бы́ло ни одной живо́й души. There was not a bloody soul.
- Один из близнецо́в жив, но второй у́мер. One of the twins is alive, but the other is dead.
- Мы нашли́ его живы́м. We found him alive.
- Жив ли её оте́ц? Is her father alive?
- 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.
- Пове́рить не могу́, что я ещё жив. I can't believe I'm still alive.
- Она всё продолжа́ла наде́яться, что её соба́ка будет найдена живо́й. She was still clinging to the hope that her dog would be found alive.
- У де́вушки на карти́не на голове́ вено́к из живы́х цвето́в, а не золота́я коро́на. The girl in the picture has a flower wreath on her head, and not a golden crown.
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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 |
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Comparatives
| comparative | - |
|---|---|
| superlative | - |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Short Forms
| male | жив |
|---|---|
| female | жива́ |
| neuter | жи́во |
| plural | жи́вы |
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