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се́рый

adjective
adverb се́ро
often used word (#507)

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grey

Also: dull, dim

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О́слик се́рый. A donkey is gray.
Ла́мпа се́рая. The lamp is grey.
Руба́шка у него была́ се́рая, а га́лстук жёлтый. His shirt was gray and the tie was yellow.
Её носки се́рые. Her socks are gray.
Мой о́фис нахо́дится на четвёртом этаже́ того́ се́рого шестиэтажного зда́ния. My office is on the fourth floor of that gray six-story building.
У неё се́рые носки. Her socks are gray.
До́ктор Пепперберг и её колле́ги обнару́жили, что Алекс, африка́нский се́рый попуга́й, уме́ет счита́ть до восьми. Dr. Pepperberg and her colleagues have found that Alex, an African grey parrot, can count up to 8.
Не́бо бы́ло се́рым всё у́тро. The sky was gray all morning.
У него се́рый свитер. His sweater is gray.
Э́то се́рое ка́менное зда́ние. It's a gray stone building.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	се́рый	се́рая	се́рое	се́рые
gen. genitive	се́рого	се́рой	се́рого	се́рых
dat. dative	се́рому	се́рой	се́рому	се́рым
acc. accusative	се́рый се́рого	се́рую	се́рое	се́рые се́рых
inst. instrumental	се́рым	се́рой се́рою	се́рым	се́рыми
prep. prepositional	се́ром	се́рой	се́ром	се́рых