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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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Чем ста́рше стано́вишься, тем трудне́е вы́учить друго́й язы́к. The older you get, the more difficult it becomes to learn a new language.
Они реши́ли отложи́ть в сто́рону свои́ ста́рые ра́спри. They have decided to put aside old wounds.
Ста́рый замок лежа́л в руи́нах. The old castle lay in ruins.
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.
Мой де́душка говори́т о ста́рых веща́х. My grandfather tells us about old things.
Э́тот челове́к очень-очень стар. This man is very, very old.
Я теперь слишком стар, чтобы ходи́ть пешком. Now I am too old to walk.
Его ста́ршая сестра́ ста́рше, чем мой са́мый ста́рший брат. His older sister is older than my oldest brother.
Мы до́лжны положи́ть коне́ц ста́рым правилам. We should do away with these old rules.

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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