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лес

noun, masculine, inanimate, countable

daily used word (top 300)Nature - Landscapes
  • 1.

    woods, forest

    в

  • 2.

    timber, lumber (singular only)

  • 3.

    scaffolding, (plural only)

    леса́

  • 4.

    much, many (figurative)

    лес рук - a forest of hands, a great many hands

Usage info

Certain masculine nouns take the ending -у after the prepositions в and на, though not after other prepositions taking the prepositional case. These nouns include: лес в лесу in the forest; берег на берегу on the bank; пол на полу on the floor; сад в саду in the garden; угол в углу in the corner; год в прошлом году last year; шкаф в шкафу in the cupboard; Крым в Крыму in the Crimea.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

singularplural
nom.nominative

лес

леса́

gen.genitive

ле́са

лесо́в

dat.dative

ле́су

леса́м

acc.accusative

лес

леса́

inst.instrumental

ле́сом

леса́ми

prep.prepositional

о ле́се

в лесу́

леса́х

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Contributions

  • 351mtc edited translation 1 year ago.
  • pyz9188 edited usage info 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited declension 4 years ago.
  • Дёвьсынъ edited translation 5 years ago.