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noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#2604)
somewhat often used word (#2604)
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desert
Also: waste, wilderness
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- Э́то животное, кото́рое мы нашли́ в той пусты́не. This is an animal found in that desert.
- Собираясь заня́ться автосто́пом в пусты́не, не забу́дьте захвати́ть с собой побольше воды. If you go hiking in the desert, be sure to take plenty of water.
- Э́тот метеори́т нашли́ в пусты́не Сахара. This meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert.
- Не броса́й меня в э́той пусты́не! Don't desert me here in the desert!
- Через не́сколько часо́в облака рассе́ялись, и вы́глянуло со́лнце, и вся пусты́ня па́хла озо́ном. A few hours after the clouds cleared and the sun came out, and the desert smelled of ozone.
- В э́той пусты́не вообще нет воды. There's no water at all in this desert.
- Госуда́рство Изра́иль — э́то не пусты́ня, по кото́рой е́здят на верблю́дах. The state of Israel is not a big desert where people get around on camels.
- Треть земно́й пове́рхности - пусты́ня. One-third of the Earth's surface is desert.
- Пусты́ня Атакама на се́вере Чи́ли — самое сухо́е ме́сто на Земле́. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest place on Earth.
- От тебя я бы не при́нял даже стака́на воды в пусты́не. I wouldn't take a glass of water in the desert from you.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | пусты́ня | пусты́ни |
| gen. genitive | пусты́ни | пусты́нь |
| dat. dative | пусты́не | пусты́ням |
| acc. accusative | пусты́ню | пусты́ни |
| inst. instrumental |
пусты́ней пусты́нею |
пусты́нями |
| prep. prepositional | пусты́не | пусты́нях |
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