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член

nounmasculineanimatecountableoften used (#654)B1
  • 1.

    member

    Чле́ны семьи́ собра́лись за столо́м.

    The members of the family gathered at the table.

  • 2.

    term, element, constituentgrammar

    Подлежащее — гла́вный член предложе́ния.

    The subject is the main constituent of the sentence.

    e.g. член предложения 'sentence constituent', член уравнения 'term of an equation'

  • 3.

    penisanatomy

    мужско́й член

    the male member

    usually мужской член; medical or formal register

  • 4.

    (rarelimb

    Он с трудо́м дви́гал онеме́вшими чле́нами.

    He could barely move his numb limbs.

    dated or literary

Examples

Declension

singularplural
nom.nominative

чле́н

чле́ны

gen.genitive

чле́на

чле́нов

dat.dative

чле́ну

чле́нам

acc.accusative

чле́н

чле́на

чле́ны

чле́нов

inst.instrumental

чле́ном

чле́нами

prep.prepositional

чле́не

чле́нах

Typical usagePRO

  • Membership in groups and bodies

    • член семьи́

      family member

    • член па́ртии

      party member

    • член парламе́нта

      member of parliament

    • член жюри́

      jury member

  • Membership actions (be, become, elect)

    • быть чле́ном (чего́-л.)

      to be a member (of)

    • стать чле́ном (чего́-л.)

      to become a member (of)

    • явля́ться чле́ном (чего́-л.)

      to be a member (formal)

    • назначи́ть чле́ном (чего́-л.)

      to appoint as a member (of)

  • Academic titles and honorary statuses

    • де́йствительный член

      full member (of an academy)

    • член-корреспонде́нт

      corresponding member (of an academy)

    • почётный член

      honorary member

    • ассоцииро́ванный член

      associate member

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  • Iron edited translation 1 day ago.
  • elorin_alatarial edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Michel edited declension 4 years ago.
  • Michel edited translation 4 years ago.