OpenRussian.org

Russian Dictionary

My Words

Learn

Scenarios

Go 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).

ша́хматы

noun, feminine, inanimate
rarely used word (top 7000)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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

Hobby

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.

chess

Also: chess-men

Translation:

Example:

Info:
2.

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 :-)

Вы уме́ете игра́ть в шахматы? Do you know how to play chess?
Ты нау́чишь меня игра́ть в шахматы? Will you teach me how to play chess?
Мы не так хороши́ в шахматах. Мы просто игра́ем, потому что нра́вится. The two of us aren't that good at chess. We're just playing because we felt like it.
Я не очень силён в шахматах. I'm not very good at chess.
Том и Мэри игра́ли в шахматы. Tom and Mary played chess.
Он обыгра́л меня в шахматы. He beat me in chess.
Джон лю́бит шахматы. John likes chess.
Они игра́ют в шахматы. They play chess.
Вы научите меня игра́ть в шахматы? Will you teach me how to play chess?
Он очень хорошо игра́ет в шахматы. He plays chess very well.

all

Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

This noun exists in plural form only

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	-	ша́хматы
gen. genitive	-	ша́хмат
dat. dative	-	ша́хматам
acc. accusative	-	ша́хматы
inst. instrumental	-	ша́хматами
prep. prepositional	-	ша́хматах