ма́ма

noun, female, animate
very often used word (#295)

Family

Translation

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1.

mummy, mum
mummy

Also: mum
2.

mommy, mom, mama
mommy

Also: mom, mama

Also

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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

Usage info

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Examples

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Твоя́ ма́ма дома? Is your mom home?
Вы, наверное, ма́ма Тома? You must be Tom's mother.
Ма́ма об э́том не упомяну́ла. My mother didn't mention it.
Моя́ ма́ма на ку́хне. My mother is in the kitchen.
Ма́ма предложи́ла, чтобы я немедленно ей написа́л. Mother suggested that I write her at once.
Она мне не ма́ма, а ста́ршая сестра́. She is not my mother but my oldest sister.
Ма́ма пригото́вила нам обе́д. Mother prepared us lunch.
Моя́ ма́ма очень лю́бит чай. My mum likes tea very much.
Её всегда сопровожда́ет ма́ма. Her mother always accompanies her.
Ты помо́г ма́ме? You helped Mommy?

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	Singular	Plural
Nom. Nominative	ма́ма	ма́мы
Gen. Genitive	ма́мы	ма́м
Dat. Dative	ма́ме	ма́мам
Acc. Accusative	ма́му	ма́мы
Inst. Instrumental	ма́мой ма́мою	ма́мами
Prep. Prepositional	ма́ме	ма́мах

Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Related words

мать
mother
ма́мочка
mummy
ма́мин
мама́ша
mother
ма́менька
ма́тушка
mother
па́па
dad, daddy, Pope, Baba
розе́тка
rosette, jam dish, socket

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mummy mum mommy mom mama

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