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noun, neuter, inanimate
often used word (#616)
often used word (#616)
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knee
Also: elbow, joint, node, bend, generation, tribe, figure, part of a piece of music or a song
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- Том опусти́лся на одно коле́но и попроси́л Мэри вы́йти за него замуж. Tom got down on one knee and asked Mary to marry him.
- Я повреди́л себе коле́но. I hurt my knee.
- Том упа́л и ра́нил коле́но. Tom fell and hurt his knee.
- Она чу́вствовала, как дрожа́т её коле́ни. She could feel her knees shaking.
- Он подошёл и встал на коле́ни. He approached and fell on his knees.
- Я могу́ косну́ться ладо́нями пола, не сгибая коле́ней. I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
- Я наношу́ немного противовоспалительного кре́ма на пра́вое коле́но. I'm pouring some anti-inflammatory cream on my right knee.
- То́щий мужчи́на, слегка пригнув коле́ни останови́лся в тени. The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
- У Тома подкоси́лись коле́ни. Tom's knees buckled.
- Она опусти́лась на коле́ни, чтобы помоли́ться. She went down on her knees to pray.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | коле́но | коле́ни |
| gen. genitive | коле́на | коле́ней |
| dat. dative | коле́ну | коле́ням |
| acc. accusative | коле́но | коле́ни |
| inst. instrumental | коле́ном | коле́нями |
| prep. prepositional | коле́не | коле́нях |
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