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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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На ста́нции я наткну́лся на своего́ ста́рого учителя. I ran into my old teacher at the station.
В го́роде есть очень ста́рый храм. There is a very old temple in the town.
Он отказа́лся от ста́рого обы́чая. He departed from the old custom.
Он намного ста́рше её. He is much older than her.
В ко́мнате не бы́ло ничего, кроме ста́рого сту́ла. There was nothing but an old chair in the room.
Она купи́ла ста́рый стол почти задаром. She bought the old table for next to nothing.
В э́том райо́не всё еще сле́дуют ста́рому обы́чаю. The old custom is still kept up in that district.
Хотя он стар, его дух мо́лод. Though he is old, he has a youthful spirit.
Мой де́душка говори́т о ста́рых веща́х. My grandfather tells us about old things.
Я теперь слишком стар, чтобы ходи́ть пешком. Now I am too old to walk.

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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

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