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коры́сть

rare #15552
nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь
  • 1.

    self-interest, greed, avarice

    Рабо́тать не коры́сти ра́ди, а для общего бла́га.

    To work not out of self-interest but for the common good.

    Often in the phrase корысти ради 'for gain's sake'.

  • 2.

    profit, gain, benefit, use

    Коры́сти мне от э́того нет никако́й.

    I get no benefit at all from this.

    Colloquial; usually in negative statements.

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

коры́сть

коры́сти

Gen.Genitive

коры́сти

коры́стей

Dat.Dative

коры́сти

коры́стям

Acc.Accusative

коры́сть

коры́сти

Inst.Instrumental

коры́стью

коры́стями

Prep.Prepositional

коры́сти

коры́стях

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  • Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
  • Lisa edited related words 1 year ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 7 years ago.