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сын

noun, animate
very often used word (#265)

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Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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Она горди́тся свои́м сы́ном. She takes pride in her son.
Мой сын хо́чет стать профессиона́льным игроко́м в гольф. My son wants to become a professional golf player.
Ста́рший сын унасле́довал всю со́бственность. The eldest son succeeded to all the property.
Он постро́ил своему́ сы́ну но́вый дом. He built his son a new house.
Пожалуйста, прими́те наши са́мые серде́чные поздравле́ния по по́воду сва́дьбы вашего сы́на. Please accept our heartiest congratulations on the marriage of your son.
Я ду́маю о том, чтобы пожа́ловаться на воспита́теля моего́ сы́на в де́тском са́ду. I'm thinking about complaining about my son's teacher at the kindergarten.
Его сы́ну восемь лет. His son is eight years old.
Он сде́лал для своего́ сы́на моде́ль самолёта. He made a model airplane for his son.
У него есть сын и две до́чери. He has a son and two daughters.
Он оста́вил своему́ сы́ну состоя́ние. He left his son a fortune.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

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

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до́чка

daughter
па́па

dad, Pope
сы́нов
сыно́к

son

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anonymous edited translation 3 months ago
anonymous edited declension 2 years ago

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