Dictionary
Learn
Medianoun, masculine, inanimate
Often used word (top 800)
Translation
tea
Also: tea-party, methinks, maybe
Usage info
The partitive variant is preferred with verbs: выпить чаю, výpit' cháyu, "to have a drink of tea". The genitive variant is used more frequently when the mass noun is modified by an adjective: чашка горячего чая cháshka goryáchevo cháya, "a cup of hot tea".
Declension
Note: Stress change.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | ча́й | чаи́ |
| gen.genitive | ча́я ча́ю | чаёв |
| dat.dative | ча́ю | чая́м |
| acc.accusative | ча́й | чаи́ |
| inst.instrumental | ча́ем | чая́ми |
| prep.prepositional | ча́е | чая́х |
Contributions
pyz9188 edited usage info 1 year ago.
drvuquangson edited declension 2 years ago.
