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хлеб

noun, male, inanimate
often used word (#656)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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Translation

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bread

Also: loaf, corn, crops, cereals, grain, living, means of subsistence, daily bread
Info: лаваш -pita bread

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Я не ел ничего, кроме хле́ба и масла. I ate nothing but bread and butter.
Хлеб сделан из муки. Bread is made from flour.
Я больше люблю́ хлеб, чем рис. I like bread more than rice.
Он перебива́ется с хле́ба на квас. He's living from hand to mouth.
Хлеб зачерстве́л. The bread went hard.
Кто съел хлеб? Who ate the bread?
Мы еди́м хлеб с ма́слом. We eat butter on bread.
Я схожу за хле́бом. I'll go buy some bread.
Же́нщина про́бует на вкус хлеб. The woman tastes the bread.
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