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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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Она на два года ста́рше тебя. She's two years older than you.
Билл ста́рше меня на два года. Bill is two years older than I am.
На́ра - очень ста́рый го́род. Nara is a very old city.
Мой кузен немного ста́рше меня. My cousin is a little older than I.
Ста́рый замок нахо́дится в плаче́вном состоя́нии. The old castle is in a sad state.
В по́езде я наткну́лся на ста́рого прия́теля. I came upon an old friend of mine on the train.
Ста́рый телеви́зор пошёл за десять до́лларов. The old television set went for 10 dollars.
Он ста́рше меня на три года. He is three years my senior.
В ко́мнате не бы́ло ничего, кроме ста́рого сту́ла. There was nothing but an old chair in the room.
Ми́стер Браун не настолько стар, насколько он вы́глядит. Mr Brown is not as old as he looks.

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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