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old man
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- Старики́ не всегда зна́ют больше, чем молодые. The older ones do not always know more than the younger ones.
- В наш разгово́р вмеша́лся стари́к. An old man broke into our conversation.
- Э́тот стари́к - сама́ любе́зность. The old man is the epitome of kindness.
- Там, в избе́ у реки, живёт стари́к. There lives an old man in the hut by the lake.
- Когда мой стари́к в про́шлом ме́сяце сыгра́л в я́щик, он оста́вил мне де́ньги, кото́рых хвати́ло только на то, чтобы отда́ть мои́ долги. When my old man kicked the bucket last month, he left me only enough money to pay my debt with.
- Стари́к прегради́л ей доро́гу. The old man got in her way.
- Стари́к заблуди́лся в лесу́? Did the old man get lost in the forest?
- Стари́к и мо́ре - очень захва́тывающая кни́га. The Old Man and the Sea is a very exciting book.
- Бе́дный стари́к преврати́лся в скеле́т. The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton.
- Стари́к предсказа́л наш успе́х. The old man predicted our success.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | стари́к | старики́ |
| gen. genitive | старика́ | старико́в |
| dat. dative | старику́ | старика́м |
| acc. accusative | старика́ | старико́в |
| inst. instrumental | старико́м | старика́ми |
| prep. prepositional | старике́ | старика́х |
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