си́ний

adjective
adverb си́не
often used word (#697)

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dark blue

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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

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Тот желтый свитер стоит в два ра́за больше, чем э́тот си́ний. That yellow sweater costs twice as much as this blue one.
Он покра́сил потоло́к в си́ний цвет. He painted the ceiling blue.
У меня всё те́ло синее. My whole body is black and blue.
Он покра́сил дверь в си́ний цвет. He painted the door blue.
Други́е ду́мали о си́нем кресте́. Others thought of the blue cross.
Она реши́ла останови́ться на си́нем пла́тье. She decided on a blue dress.
Си́ний кит — самое кру́пное животное из существу́ющих. The great blue whale is the largest animal to have ever existed.
Она вы́брала синее пла́тье. She decided on a blue dress.
Э́тот цвето́к жёлтый, а все остальные си́ние. This flower is yellow, but all the others are blue.
В 1853 году появи́лись пе́рвые си́ние джинсы. In 1853, the first blue jeans came out.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	си́ний	си́няя	си́нее	си́ние
gen. genitive	си́него	си́ней	си́него	си́них
dat. dative	си́нему	си́ней	си́нему	си́ним
acc. accusative	си́ний си́него	си́нюю	си́нее	си́ние си́них
inst. instrumental	си́ним	си́ней си́нею	си́ним	си́ними
prep. prepositional	си́нем	си́ней	си́нем	си́них

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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).

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comparative	сине́е
superlative	сине'йшийсине́йший / -ая / -ее / -ие

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).