somewhat often used word (#2604)
Translation
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1.desert, waste, wilderness
desert
Also: waste, wilderness
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Э́то животное, кото́рое мы нашли́ в той пусты́не. This is an animal found in that desert.
- Они иссле́довали пусты́ню в по́исках кла́да. They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
- 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.
- Перехо́д через ту пусты́ню опа́сен. Crossing that desert is dangerous.
- Карава́н из пятидесяти верблю́дов неторопливо двигался по пусты́не. A caravan of fifty camels slowly made its way through the desert.
- Они иссле́довали пусты́ню в по́исках зарытого кла́да. They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
- Э́то животное, кото́рое во́дится в той пусты́не. This is an animal found in that desert.
- Ты живёшь в пусты́не? Do you live in the desert?
- Она отва́живается жить одна в пусты́не. She is brave to live alone in the desert.
- Песо́к в пусты́не быстро остыва́ет но́чью. Desert sand cools off rapidly at night.
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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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