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пол

very common #225B1
nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    floor, ground

    Стака́ны полете́ли на пол.

    The glasses flew onto the floor.

    The surface one walks on inside a building; на полу́ 'on the floor'.

  • 2.

    sex, gender

    Они́ да́же не зна́ют пол соба́ки.

    They don't even know the dog's sex.

    Stress falls on the ending in the plural: по́лы vs. полы́ is distinguished only by context.

  • 3.

    half

    Он спал по́лдня.

    He slept half the day.

    Used as the bound first element пол- before a noun in the genitive: полчаса́ 'half an hour', полдня́ 'half a day'.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

по́л

полы́

Gen.Genitive

по́ла

поло́в

Dat.Dative

по́лу

пола́м

Acc.Accusative

по́л

полы́

Inst.Instrumental

по́лом

пола́ми

Prep.Prepositional

полу́

по́ле

пола́х

Typical usagePRO

  • Location and movement (floor)

    • на полу́

      on the floor

    • с полу́

      from the floor

    • лежа́ть на полу́

      to lie on the floor

    • сиде́ть на полу́

      to sit on the floor

  • Cleaning and care of floors

    • мыть полы́

      to mop/clean the floors

    • подмета́ть пол

      to sweep the floor

    • подмести́ пол

      to sweep the floor (once)

    • протере́ть пол

      to wipe/mop the floor

  • Descriptions and types of floor

    • деревя́нный пол

      wooden floor

    • парке́тный пол

      parquet floor

    • скользки́й пол

      slippery floor

    • бе́тонный пол

      concrete floor

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
  • ghen edited declension 5 years ago.