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медве́дь

noun, masculine, animate
Partner медве́дица
somewhat often used word

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

C1 Animals

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Не дели шку́ру неубитого медве́дя. Don't undo your bootlaces until you have seen the river.
Ру́сские зна́ют всё о медве́дях. Russians know everything about bears.
Здесь живет один медве́дь. Here lives one bear.
Он похо́ж на большо́го плю́шевого медве́дя. He's like a big teddy bear.
В э́той ме́стности во́дятся медве́ди? Are there any bears around here?
Медве́дь мо́жет зале́зть на де́рево. A bear can climb a tree.
Лиса и медве́дь жи́ли вместе. The fox and the bear lived together.
Она спугну́ла медве́дя. She scared a bear away.
Я ду́мал, только медве́ди ложа́тся в спя́чку на зи́му, но учи́тель сказа́л, что черепа́хи тоже так де́лают. I used to think that only bears hibernate, but the teacher said that turtles do as well.
Что?! Ты съел моего́ шокола́дного медве́дя?! What?! You ate my chocolate bear?!

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	медве́дь	медве́ди
gen. genitive	медве́дя	медве́дей
dat. dative	медве́дю	медве́дям
acc. accusative	медве́дя	медве́дей
inst. instrumental	медве́дем	медве́дями
prep. prepositional	медве́де	медве́дях

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медве́жий

Adjective of медведь
медвежо́нок

bear-cub
медве́дица

she-bear
медвежа́тник

safecracker
медве́дка
медвежа́тина

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