социал
- 1.
social-politics
Его дед был социал-демокра́том.
His grandfather was a social democrat.
Bound form, used only as the first part of hyphenated compounds such as социал-демократ, социал-революционер.
- 2.
welfare, social security benefits, social assistance
Он уже́ год живёт на социа́ле.
He has been living on welfare for a year now.
Colloquial short form, common among Russian speakers living abroad.
Usage info
The abbreviation 'социал' is mainly used on the Internet for the German terms 'Sozialhilfe' or 'Sozialgeld'. Sandy
Examples
Многие безработные получают социал от государства.
Many unemployed people receive welfare from the state.
После увольнения ему пришлось оформить социал.
After being dismissed, he had to apply for welfare.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | социа́л | социа́лы |
| Gen.Genitive | социа́ла | социа́лов |
| Dat.Dative | социа́лу | социа́лам |
| Acc.Accusative | социа́л | социа́лы |
| Inst.Instrumental | социа́лом | социа́лами |
| Prep.Prepositional | социа́ле | социа́лах |
Word familyсоциалPRO
- социалsocial-; welfare
- социали́змsocialism
- социали́стsocialist
- социали́сткаsocialist (female)
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
