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пти́ца

noun, female, animate
often used word (#958)

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Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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Благоразу́мная пти́ца выбира́ет своё де́рево. Му́дрый служи́тель выбира́ет своего́ мастера. A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
Некоторые пти́цы не уме́ют лета́ть. Some kinds of birds can't fly.
Не все пти́цы лета́ют. Not all birds can fly.
В па́рке много таки́х птиц. There are many such birds in the park.
Зимой пти́цы улета́ют на юг. Birds fly south in winter.
И голубь, и стра́ус - пти́цы, но пе́рвая из них уме́ет лета́ть, а втора́я - нет. The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; one can fly and the other cannot.
Медици́на для птиц — диагно́стика и лече́ние заболева́ний. Avian medicine - diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
В Япо́нии живёт много ви́дов птиц. Many kinds of birds live in Japan.
Мне нра́вится смотре́ть на птиц. I love watching birds.
У птиц есть кры́лья. Birds have wings.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	пти́ца	пти́цы
gen. genitive	пти́цы	пти́ц
dat. dative	пти́це	пти́цам
acc. accusative	пти́цу	пти́ц
inst. instrumental	пти́цей пти́цею	пти́цами
prep. prepositional	пти́це	пти́цах

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пти́чий

bird
пти́чка

tick
пта́шка

little bird
птах

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