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лес

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    forest, woods

    Мы гуля́ли в лесу́.

    We were walking in the forest.

    Location is usually в лесу́ ('in the forest').

  • 2.

    timber, lumberconstruction

    На стро́йку привезли́ лес.

    They brought timber to the construction site.

    Singular only in this sense.

  • 3.

    scaffoldingconstruction

    Зда́ние стояло в леса́х.

    The building was covered in scaffolding.

    Plural only: леса́.

  • 4.

    forest (of), multitude

    В зале подня́лся лес рук.

    A forest of hands went up in the hall.

    Figurative, with a genitive plural: лес рук.

Usage info

Certain masculine nouns take the ending -у after the prepositions в and на, though not after other prepositions taking the prepositional case. These nouns include: лес в лесу in the forest; берег на берегу on the bank; пол на полу on the floor; сад в саду in the garden; угол в углу in the corner; год в прошлом году last year; шкаф в шкафу in the cupboard; Крым в Крыму in the Crimea.

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Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

лес

леса́

Gen.Genitive

ле́са

лесо́в

Dat.Dative

ле́су

леса́м

Acc.Accusative

лес

леса́

Inst.Instrumental

ле́сом

леса́ми

Prep.Prepositional

о ле́се

в лесу́

леса́х

Typical usagePRO

  • Movement and location

    • в лесу́

      in the forest

    • идти́ в лес

      to go to the forest

    • вы́йти из ле́са

      to come out of the forest

    • заблуди́ться в лесу́

      to get lost in the forest

  • Edges and landmarks

    • на краю́ ле́са

      at the edge of the forest

    • на опу́шке ле́са

      at the forest edge

    • у леса́

      by the forest

    • в глубине́ леса́

      deep in the forest

  • Common activities

    • собира́ть грибы́ в лесу́

      to pick mushrooms in the forest

    • идти́ за гриба́ми в лес

      to go to the forest for mushrooms

    • собира́ть я́годы в лесу́

      to pick berries in the forest

    • разводи́ть костёр в лесу́

      to make a campfire in the forest

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Word familyлесPRO

  • лесforest; timber; scaffolding; forest (of)
    nounmasculine
  • ле́скаfishing line
    nounfeminine

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
  • 351mtc edited translation 1 year ago.
  • pyz9188 edited usage info 2 years ago.