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хлеб

noun, inanimate
often used word (#656)

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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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Мы еди́м хлеб с ма́слом. We eat butter on bread.
Называ́йте хлеб хле́бом, а вино́ вино́м. Call a spade a spade.
Э́тот хлеб был испечён сего́дня утром. This bread was baked this morning.
Она нама́зала хлеб ма́слом. She spread the butter on the bread.
Мы нама́зываем хлеб ма́слом. We are applying butter on our bread.
Э́тот хлеб очень вку́сный. This bread is delicious.
Как вы зараба́тываете себе на хлеб? How will you earn your daily bread?
Я схожу за хле́бом. I'll go buy some bread.
Если у них нет хле́ба, пусть едя́т пиро́жные! If they don't have bread, let them eat cake.
Не хле́бом еди́ным жив челове́к. Man cannot live by bread alone.

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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