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о́бщество

noun, neuter, inanimate
often used word

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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society

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Мне не нра́вится его о́бщество. I don't enjoy his society.
Таки́е лю́ди высоко це́нятся в о́бществе. Such men count for much in the society.
Индиви́д - наиме́ньшая яче́йка о́бщества. An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
О́бщество гото́вит преступле́ние, престу́пник соверша́ет его. Society prepares the crime, criminal commits it.
Ве́жливые лю́ди соблюда́ют правила прили́чия в о́бществе путём сле́дования хоро́шим мане́рам. Polite people respect the rules of social decency by following good manners.
Я член о́бщества "Анони́мные алкого́лики". I'm a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
В его о́бществе я никогда не чу́вствую себя комфортно. I never feel at home in his company.
Большая часть школ призвана не измени́ть о́бщество, а воспроизвести́ его. Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.
Мы живем в демократи́ческом о́бществе. We live in a society of democracy.
Нарко́тики — рак совреме́нного о́бщества. Drugs are a cancer of modern society.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	о́бщество	о́бщества
gen. genitive	о́бщества	о́бществ
dat. dative	о́бществу	о́бществам
acc. accusative	о́бщество	о́бщества
inst. instrumental	о́бществом	о́бществами
prep. prepositional	о́бществе	о́бществах