very often used word (#265)
Translation
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1.son, child
son
Also: child
Also
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Каков оте́ц — таков и сын. Like father, like son.
- Она ве́рит, что её сын всё ещё жив. She believes her son is still alive.
- Ее сын - ге́ний. Her son is a genius.
- Я заплати́л моему́ сы́ну пять до́лларов за то, чтобы он вы́мыл мою маши́ну. I paid my son 5 dollars to wash my car.
- У него есть сын и две до́чери. He has a son and two daughters.
- У неё семь сынове́й. She has seven sons.
- Он переда́л де́ло своему́ сы́ну. He turned over the business to his son.
- Мой сын хо́чет стать профессиона́льным игроко́м в гольф. My son wants to become a professional golf player.
- Его сы́ну восемь лет. His son is eight years old.
- Мой сын - журнали́ст. My son is a journalist.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | сы́н | сыновья́ |
| gen. genitive | сы́на | сынове́й |
| dat. dative | сы́ну | сыновья́м |
| acc. accusative | сы́на | сынове́й |
| inst. instrumental | сы́ном | сыновья́ми |
| prep. prepositional | сы́не | сыновья́х |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
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).
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