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ста́рый

adjective
adverb ста́ро, старо́
very often used word (#168)

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old

Also: ancient, the old, the past

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У подно́жия горы стоит ста́рый замок. There is an old castle at the foot of the mountain.
Э́та жа́лкая ста́рая це́рковь явля́ется са́мым ста́рым зда́нием в наше́й стране́. This miserable old church is the oldest building in our country.
Он ста́рше меня на два года, но ниже меня ро́стом. He's two years older than me, but he's shorter.
Он намного ста́рше её. He is much older than her.
Чем ста́рше стано́вишься, тем трудне́е вы́учить друго́й язы́к. The older you get, the more difficult it becomes to learn a new language.
В го́роде есть очень ста́рый храм. There is a very old temple in the town.
Ста́рый телеви́зор пошёл за десять до́лларов. The old television set went for 10 dollars.
Ста́рые ковры́ ценнее но́вых. Older carpets are more valuable than newer carpets.
На днях я ви́дел одного своего́ ста́рого дру́га. The other day I saw an old friend of mine.
Я отдал свою́ ста́рую оде́жду на церко́вный блошиный ры́нок. I gave my old clothes for the church flea market sale.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
ста'р-
nom. nominative	-ый ста́рый	-ая ста́рая	-ое ста́рое	-ые ста́рые
gen. genitive	-ого ста́рого	-ой ста́рой	-ого ста́рого	-ых ста́рых
dat. dative	-ому ста́рому	-ой ста́рой	-ому ста́рому	-ым ста́рым
acc. accusative	-ый -ого ста́рый ста́рого	-ую ста́рую	-ое ста́рое	-ых -ые ста́рых ста́рые
inst. instrumental	-ым ста́рым	-ой -ою ста́рой ста́рою	-ым ста́рым	-ыми ста́рыми
prep. prepositional	-ом ста́ром	-ой ста́рой	-ом ста́ром	-ых ста́рых

Comparatives

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comparative	ста́рше, старе́е
superlative	старе'йший, ста'ршийстаре́йший, ста́рший / -ая / -ее / -ие