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писа́тель

noun, masculine, animate
Partner писа́тельница
often used word (top 600)

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):

B1 Literature

Translation

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writer

Also: author

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Том — хоро́ший писа́тель. Tom is a good writer.
Он не поэ́т, а писа́тель. He is not a poet but a novelist.
Э́тот писа́тель - ру́сский. This writer is Russian.
Аллан Кардек - мой люби́мый писа́тель. Allan Kardec is my favorite writer.
Кто твой люби́мый писа́тель? Who's your favorite writer?
Он писа́тель. He is a writer.
Он врач и писа́тель. He is a doctor and an author.
Она тала́нтливый писа́тель. She's a talented writer.
Большинство́ писа́телей чувстви́тельны к кри́тике. Most writers are sensitive to criticism.
Грэм Грин - мой люби́мый писа́тель. Graham Greene is my favourite writer.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	писа́тель	писа́тели
gen. genitive	писа́теля	писа́телей
dat. dative	писа́телю	писа́телям
acc. accusative	писа́теля	писа́телей
inst. instrumental	писа́телем	писа́телями
prep. prepositional	писа́теле	писа́телях