Dictionary 
My Words 
Learn 
Scenarios Info: Everyone can edit and improve this dictionary. You are editing this word now. Don't worry, all changes will be checked by admins later. Thank you for contributing! For feedback, bugs etc please write us to michel@openrussian.org
Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, female, animate
often used word (#807)
often used word (#807)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
Is it living?:
Translation
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
-
1.
sister
Translation:Example:Info: -
2.
nurse
Translation:Example:Info: -
3.Translation:Example:Info:
Usage Info
Enter free text here about how to use this word, when to use it or whatever should be known by learners.
Examples
Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)
- Майк и его сестра́ говоря́т по-французски, но по-японски они не говоря́т. Mike and his sister can speak French, but they can't speak Japanese.
- Моя́ сестра́ в ию́не вы́шла замуж за учителя ста́ршей шко́лы. My sister married a high school teacher last June.
- Когда я впервые уви́дел тебя, я перепу́тал тебя с твое́й сестро́й. I mistook you for your sister when I first saw you.
- Почти никто не ду́мает, что мы сестры́. Almost no one thinks that we are sisters.
- Моя́ сестра́ вы́шла замуж за врача́. My sister married a doctor.
- Моя́ сестра́ — неуклю́жая, в э́том её недоста́ток. My sister is a clutz, and that's her drawback.
- Наконец-то, моя́ сестра́ помолвлена. Finally, my sister got engaged.
- Пока он ел пи́ццу, он выводил сестру́ из себя. While eating a pizza he was annoying his sister.
- Когда твоя́ сестра́ уе́хала из То́кио в Ло́ндон? When did your sister leave Tokyo for London?
- Обе сестры́ блонди́нки. The sisters are both blondes.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | сестра́ | сёстры |
| gen. genitive | сестры́ | сестёр |
| dat. dative | сестре́ | сёстрам |
| acc. accusative | сестру́ | сестёр |
| inst. instrumental |
сестро́й сестро́ю |
сёстрами |
| prep. prepositional | сестре́ | сёстрах |
Learn
Contributions
-
anonymous edited declension 2 years ago
-
Michel edited translation 3 years ago
Other Sources
Auto-generated links.
