noun, masculine, inanimate
Daily used word (top 300)
Translation
- 1.
woods
Also: forest
Info: в
- 2.
timber
Also: lumber (singular only)
- 3.
scaffolding
Also: (plural only)
Info: леса́
- 4.
much
Also: many (figurative)
Example: 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
- Мы иссле́довали амазонский лес.We researched the Amazon rainforest.
- Э́то лес полон разнообразия.This forest is full of diversity.
- Нами предпринят ряд попы́ток по засаживанию лесом ме́стной сва́лки.We have made several failed attempts at foresting the local landfill.
- Чем дальше в лес, тем больше дров.The further you go into the woods, the more firewood you'll encounter.
- Лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т.When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.
- Лес киши́т обезья́нами.The forest is teeming with monkeys.
- Есть путь через лес.There is a path through the wood.
- Сохрани́м тропи́ческий лес!Save the rainforest!
- Они зашли́ в лес.They entered the forest.
- Лес полон обезья́н.The forest is teeming with monkeys.
Declension
Note: Stress change.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Contributions
- 351mtc edited translation 5 days ago.
- pyz9188 edited usage info 1 year ago.
- Sandy edited declension 3 years ago.
- Дёвьсынъ edited translation 3 years ago.
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