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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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Автомоби́ль вы́глядел ста́рым? Did the car look old?
Я отдал свою́ ста́рую оде́жду на церко́вный блошиный ры́нок. I gave my old clothes for the church flea market sale.
Э́тим ста́рым столо́м всё еще по́льзуются. This old table is still in use.
Они сравни́ли но́вый автомоби́ль со ста́рым. They compared the new car with the old one.
В по́езде я наткну́лся на ста́рого прия́теля. I came upon an old friend of mine on the train.
Он запе́л ста́рую пе́сню. He started singing an old song.
Кен ста́рше, чем Сеико. Ken is older than Seiko.
Он отказа́лся от ста́рого обы́чая. He departed from the old custom.
Сейчас я в ста́ром замке. I am now in an old castle.
Чем ста́рше стано́вишься, тем трудне́е вы́учить друго́й язы́к. The older you get, the more difficult it becomes to learn a new language.

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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