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жизнь

noun, feminine, inanimate
daily used word (top 100)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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life

Also: existence

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Не могу́ предста́вить себе жизнь без него. I can't conceive of living without him.
До́лгой им жи́зни. May they live long!
Исто́рия — учи́тельница жи́зни. History is the teacher of life.
У кошки девять жи́зней. Cats have nine lives.
Я очень ценю́ жизнь. Life is very dear to me.
Поте́ря до́чери отняла́ у меня во́лю к жи́зни. Losing my daughter has taken away my will to live.
Мно́гие лю́ди пишут о свое́й обы́денной жи́зни. Most people write about their daily life.
Он спас тонувшего ма́льчика, но лишь цено́й со́бственной жи́зни. He saved the boy from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life.
Жизнь не вы́пуклая. Life is not convex.
Жизнь начина́ется, когда определя́ешься, чего от неё хо́чешь. Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	жи́знь	жи́зни
gen. genitive	жи́зни	жи́зней
dat. dative	жи́зни	жи́зням
acc. accusative	жи́знь	жи́зни
inst. instrumental	жи́знью	жи́знями
prep. prepositional	жи́зни	жи́знях