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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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Моя́ ба́бушка са́мая ста́рая в э́том го́роде. My grandmother is the oldest in this town.
Выброси э́ту кучу ста́рых газе́т. Get rid of that heap of old newspapers.
Её ста́рый велосипе́д заскрипе́л, когда она съезжа́ла с холма́. Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
Э́тим ста́рым столо́м всё еще по́льзуются. This old table is still in use.
Он запе́л ста́рую пе́сню. He started singing an old song.
Бы́вшие поп-звёзды к соро́ка годам стано́вятся обы́чными ста́рыми же́нщинами. Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.
Билл ста́рше меня на два года. Bill is two years older than I am.
Она провела́ в ко́мнату ста́рого мужчи́ну. She led the old man into the room.
Ста́рые ковры́ ценнее но́вых. Older carpets are more valuable than newer carpets.
Ста́рый замок лежа́л в руи́нах. The old castle lay in ruins.

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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