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кандида́т

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  • 1.

    candidate, applicant, contender

    Он лу́чший кандида́т на э́ту до́лжность.

    He is the best candidate for this position.

    Used of elections, jobs, and membership; often with на + accusative or в + accusative.

  • 2.

    Candidate of Sciences, holder of a doctoral degreeacademia

    Она́ кандида́т биологи́ческих нау́к.

    She holds a Candidate of Sciences degree in biology.

    Informal short form of кандида́т нау́к, a degree roughly equivalent to a PhD.

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

кандида́т

кандида́ты

Gen.Genitive

кандида́та

кандида́тов

Dat.Dative

кандида́ту

кандида́там

Acc.Accusative

кандида́та

кандида́тов

Inst.Instrumental

кандида́том

кандида́тами

Prep.Prepositional

кандида́те

кандида́тах

Word familyкандида́тPRO

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation and usage info 1 year ago.
  • brennanhigginbotham2004 edited usage info 1 year ago.