Russian Dictionary

📗 Dictionary My Words 🧠 Learn 💬 Scenarios

а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

Remove the ads and support us by going Pro :)

Info: Everyone can edit and improve this dictionary. You are editing this word now. Don't worry, all changes will be checked by admins later. Thank you for contributing! For feedback, bugs etc please write us to michel@openrussian.org

Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

челове́к

noun, animate
very often used word (#26)

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text

1.

person

Also: people

Translation:

Example:

Info:
2.

man

Translation:

Example:

Info:
3.

Translation:

Example:

Info:

Usage Info

Enter free text here about how to use this word, when to use it or whatever should be known by learners.

Examples

Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)

Не попада́йся лю́дям под ноги. Don't get in people's way.
Я вполне счастли́вый челове́к! I am a completely happy human being!
Ка́ждый год миллио́ны люде́й умира́ют от го́лода. Millions of people starve to death every year.
Лю́ди лю́бят говорить-говорить-говорить. People love to talk - talk - talk.
Лю́ди рыда́ли после известия о его сме́рти. People were weeping at the news of his death.
Ка́ждый год в Кио́то приезжа́ет много люде́й. Kyoto is visited by many people every year.
Господи́н Ито — очень образо́ванный челове́к. Mr Ito is a highly educated man.
Челове́к челове́ку волк. Man is a wolf to man.
Если бы мир не был таки́м, каков он сейчас, я мог бы доверя́ть лю́дям. If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.
Ка́ждый одино́кий челове́к одино́к из-за стра́ха пе́ред окружа́ющими. Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

more... less...

Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	челове́к	лю́ди
gen. genitive	челове́ка	люде́й
dat. dative	челове́ку	лю́дям
acc. accusative	челове́ка	люде́й
inst. instrumental	челове́ком	людьми́
prep. prepositional	челове́ке	лю́дях