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земля́

noun, feminine, inanimate
daily used word (top 200)

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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Translation

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earth

Also: ground, the Earth, land, soil

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Expressions

че́рпать зе́млю excavate

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От бо́ли он бро́сился на зе́млю. He threw himself down on the ground in pain.
Ли́стья па́дали на зе́млю. The leaves fell to the earth.
Сего́дня наши иску́сственные спу́тники враща́ются вокруг Земли. Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.
Солда́т лежа́л на земле́ ра́неный. The soldier lay injured on the ground.
Таки́м о́бразом, вокруг Земли существу́ет магни́тное поле. So there is a magnetic field around earth.
Еди́нственное ра́венство на земле́ - смерть. The sole equality on earth is death.
Вдруг самолёт ру́хнул на зе́млю. The plane crashed suddenly.
Э́та земля́ даёт хоро́шие урожа́и. This land gives good crops.
Э́тот челове́к свалился на зе́млю. The man fell down on the ground.
Мы живём на Земле́. We live on Earth.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	земля́	зе́мли
gen. genitive	земли́	земе́ль
dat. dative	земле́	зе́млям
acc. accusative	зе́млю	зе́мли
inst. instrumental	землёй землёю	зе́млями
prep. prepositional	земле́	зе́млях