adverb мёртво, мертво́
somewhat often used word (#1064)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
dead
Also: lifeless
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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
Examples
- Они не могли́ сказа́ть, жив он или мёртв. They could not tell whether he was dead or alive.
- Млекопитающее мертво́. The mammal is dead.
- Все ду́мают, что я мёртв. Everybody thinks I'm dead.
- Что случи́лось с То́мом? Он мёртв? What happened to Tom? Is he dead?
- Мы посчита́ли его мёртвым. We gave him up for dead.
- Жива́я соба́ка лу́чше, чем мёртвый лев. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
- Он срезал мёртвые ве́тви с де́рева. He cut away the dead branches from the tree.
- Попуга́й мёртв. The parrot is dead.
- Пёс мёртв. The dog is dead.
- Их рабо́та - хорони́ть мёртвых живо́тных. Their job is to bury dead animals.
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Declension
| мёртв- | ||||
| mmasculin | ffeminin | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | -ый мёртвый | -ая мёртвая | -ое мёртвое | -ые мёртвые |
| gen. genitive | -ого мёртвого | -ой мёртвой | -ого мёртвого | -ых мёртвых |
| dat. dative | -ому мёртвому | -ой мёртвой | -ому мёртвому | -ым мёртвым |
| acc. accusative |
-ого
-ый
мёртвого мёртвый |
-ую мёртвую | -ое мёртвое |
-ых
-ые
мёртвых мёртвые |
| inst. instrumental | -ым мёртвым |
-ой
-ою
мёртвой мёртвою |
-ым мёртвым | -ыми мёртвыми |
| prep. prepositional | -ом мёртвом | -ой мёртвой | -ом мёртвом | -ых мёртвых |
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).
Short Forms
| male | мёртв |
|---|---|
| female | мертва́ |
| neuter | мёртво, мертво́ |
| plural | мёртвы, мертвы́ |
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