Translation
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1.old, ancient, the old, the past
old
Also: ancient, the old, the past
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Ста́рые ковры́ ценнее но́вых. Older carpets are more valuable than newer carpets.
- Ми́стер Браун не настолько стар, насколько он вы́глядит. Mr Brown is not as old as he looks.
- Автомоби́ль вы́глядел ста́рым? Did the car look old?
- Э́та жа́лкая ста́рая це́рковь явля́ется са́мым ста́рым зда́нием в наше́й стране́. This miserable old church is the oldest building in our country.
- Том ста́рше, чем я. Tom's older than me.
- Мой де́душка говори́т о ста́рых веща́х. My grandfather tells us about old things.
- Э́тот челове́к очень-очень стар. This man is very, very old.
- Она купи́ла ста́рый стол почти задаром. She bought the old table for next to nothing.
- Они сравни́ли но́вый автомоби́ль со ста́рым. They compared the new car with the old one.
- Её ста́рый велосипе́д заскрипе́л, когда она съезжа́ла с холма́. Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
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Declension
| ста'р- | ||||
| mmasculin | ffeminin | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Comparatives
| comparative | ста́рше, старе́е |
|---|---|
| superlative | са'мый ста'рыйса́мый ста́рый / -ая / -ее / -ие |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Short Forms
| male | стар |
|---|---|
| female | стара́ |
| neuter | ста́ро, старо́ |
| plural | ста́ры, стары́ |
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