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хлеб

noun, inanimate
often used word (#656)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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bread

Also: loaf, corn, crops, cereals, grain, living, means of subsistence, daily bread

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Masculine

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Я хлеб не ем. I don't eat bread.
Я схожу за хле́бом. I'll go buy some bread.
Мужчи́на ел хлеб. The man was eating bread.
Хле́ба и зре́лищ. Bread and games.
Куда исче́з весь хлеб? Where did all the bread go?
Э́тот хлеб очень вку́сный. This bread is delicious.
Можно мне э́тот хлеб и ма́сло? May I have this bread and butter?
Как вы зараба́тываете себе на хлеб? How will you earn your daily bread?
Называ́йте хлеб хле́бом, а вино́ вино́м. Call a spade a spade.
Я схожу куплю хле́ба. I'll go buy some bread.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	хле́б	хле́бы
gen. genitive	хле́ба	хле́бов
dat. dative	хле́бу	хле́бам
acc. accusative	хле́б	хле́бы
inst. instrumental	хле́бом	хле́бами
prep. prepositional	хле́бе	хле́бах