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се́рый

adjective
adverb се́ро
often used word (#507)

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grey

Also: dull, dim

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Пожило́й мужчи́на был «се́рым кардина́лом» в фи́льме «Волше́бник страны Оз». An old man was the éminence grise in the movie "The Wizard of Oz."
Том вручи́л Мэри то́лстый се́рый конве́рт. Tom handed Mary a thick gray envelope.
Не́бо бы́ло се́рым. The sky was gray.
Маши́на се́рая. The car is grey.
Мне не нра́вится э́та шля́па, я предпочита́ю се́рую. I don't like this hat. I prefer the gray one.
Его носки се́рого цвета. His socks are gray.
Мой компью́тер се́рый. My computer is grey.
Он люби́л смотре́ть на се́рое не́бо, когда со́лнце прогля́дывает сквозь то́лщу облако́в. He loved looking at grey sky with the sun peeking through the thick clouds.
Его свитер се́рый. His sweater is gray.
Они се́рого цвета. They are gray.

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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