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кни́га

noun, female, inanimate
very often used word (#220)

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text

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book

Also: volume

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Examples

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Закро́йте кни́гу. Close the book.
Про́шлой но́чью она чита́ла пова́ренную кни́гу. She read a cookbook last night.
Что случи́лось с кни́гой, кото́рую я вчера́ здесь положи́л? What has become of the book I put here yesterday?
Я начал чита́ть кни́гу. I started reading the book.
Он дал мне на вре́мя две кни́ги, ни одну из кото́рых я ещё не прочита́л. He lent me two books, neither of which I have read as yet.
Он одолжи́л мне две кни́ги. He lent me two books.
Ты уже прочита́л кни́гу? Have you read the book already?
Не ла́пай мои́ кни́ги гря́зными рука́ми. Don't handle my books with dirty hands.
Я начал писать кни́гу. I started to write a book.
Он де́ржит кни́ги под мы́шкой. He is holding his books under his arm.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	кни́га	кни́ги
gen. genitive	кни́ги	кни́г
dat. dative	кни́ге	кни́гам
acc. accusative	кни́гу	кни́ги
inst. instrumental	кни́гой кни́гою	кни́гами
prep. prepositional	кни́ге	кни́гах