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оле́нь

noun, masculine, animate
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):

Translation

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deer

Also: reindeer

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Я высле́живаю оле́ня. I'm tracking a buck.
Молоко́ э́того оле́ня на самом де́ле хоро́шее? Is the milk from this deer really good?
Он пое́хал охо́титься на оле́ней. He went deer hunting.
Они охо́тились на оле́ней и лиси́ц. They hunted deer and foxes.
Стой! На доро́ге оле́нь. Stop! There's a deer on the road.
Се́верные оле́ни - дружелю́бные живо́тные. Reindeer are friendly animals.
Мы вчера́ пошли́ охо́титься в лес и пойма́ли двух оле́ней. We went hunting in the forest and caught two deer yesterday.
Оле́ня можно приучи́ть вози́ть сани. Reindeer can be trained to pull sleds.
Молоко́ э́того оле́ня и впрямь хоро́шее? Is the milk from this deer really good?
На самом де́ле, ло́шади ближе к носоро́гам и тапи́рам, чем к оле́ням. Horses are actually more closely related to rhinos and tapirs than to deer.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	оле́нь	оле́ни
gen. genitive	оле́ня	оле́ней
dat. dative	оле́ню	оле́ням
acc. accusative	оле́ня	оле́ней
inst. instrumental	оле́нем	оле́нями
prep. prepositional	оле́не	оле́нях