ку́ча
fairly common #1278C1
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
- 1.
heap, pile
Во дворе́ лежала ку́ча песка́.
There was a pile of sand in the yard.
- 2.
a lot, lots, loads
У меня́ ку́ча дел.
I have loads of things to do.
Colloquial; usually followed by a noun in the genitive.
Usage info
Can be used literally to indicate a physical pile of something, or figuratively to indicate a large amount of something.
Examples
Компостная ку́ча Тома так разогре́лась, что самопроизво́льно вспы́хнула.
Tom's compost heap got so hot that it spontaneously combusted.
Э́та фотогра́фия вы́звала у меня кучу воспомина́ний.
That picture brought back a lot of memories.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | ку́ча | ку́чи |
| Gen.Genitive | ку́чи | ку́ч |
| Dat.Dative | ку́че | ку́чам |
| Acc.Accusative | ку́чу | ку́чи |
| Inst.Instrumental | ку́чей ку́чею | ку́чами |
| Prep.Prepositional | ку́че | ку́чах |
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Iron edited translation 1 month ago.
thinkpad20 edited usage info 11 months ago.
thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 11 months ago.
TonyUK edited translation 1 year ago.



















