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DEnoun, masculine, inanimate
Very rarely used word (top 20,000)
Translation
- 1.
A conventional sign (a small object a thing) taken at random from among other similar objects and determined by a condition
- 2.
destiny or fate
Examples
- Давай тяну́ть жре́бий.Let's draw straws.
- Дава́йте бро́сим жре́бий.Let's decide with a coin toss.
- Жре́бий брошен.The die is cast.
- Дава́йте тяну́ть жре́бий!Let's draw straws.
- Они тяну́ли жре́бий, ко́му идти́ пе́рвым.They drew lots to see who would go first.
- Э́то вопро́с жре́бия, кто победи́т - обе кома́нды примерно равны́ по си́лам.It's a tossup as to who will win; both teams are about the same in quality.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | жре́бий | жре́бии |
| gen.genitive | жре́бия | жре́биев |
| dat.dative | жре́бию | жре́биям |
| acc.accusative | жре́бий | жре́бии |
| inst.instrumental | жре́бием | жре́биями |
| prep.prepositional | жре́бии | жре́биях |
Contributions
luke.hess97 edited translation 3 months ago.
RandysPudge edited translation 1 year ago.
