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мужчи́на

noun, male, animate
often used word (#390)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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

Translation

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man

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Она люби́ла то́лстых мужчи́н, поэтому реши́ла перейти́ в будди́зм. She loved fat men, so she decided to convert to Buddhism.
Один мужчи́на прибли́зился. A man drew near.
Я зна́ю мужчи́ну, кото́рый сиди́т вон там. I know the man sitting over there.
Мой преподава́тель кита́йского — мужчи́на. My Chinese teacher is a man.
Ни один мужчи́на не мо́жет устоя́ть пе́ред же́нским собла́зном. No man can resist the lure of a woman.
Кто тот мужчи́на, с кото́рым ты говори́л? Who is the man that you were talking with?
Мы, мужчи́ны, привы́кли ждать же́нщин. We men are used to waiting for the women.
Мужчи́на был удивлён новостя́м. The man was surprised at the news.
По оши́бке был арестован невино́вный мужчи́на. An innocent man was arrested by mistake.
Он уже мужчи́на. He's already a man.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	мужчи́на	мужчи́ны
gen. genitive	мужчи́ны	мужчи́н
dat. dative	мужчи́не	мужчи́нам
acc. accusative	мужчи́ну	мужчи́н
inst. instrumental	мужчи́ной мужчи́ною	мужчи́нами
prep. prepositional	мужчи́не	мужчи́нах