Russian Word of the Day

The Russian word for several is несколько. It is declined like this:

Most of the time the word is used in the nominative and accusative cases, in which case the noun phrase that follows it is in the genitive plural:

It's possible to encounter the word in oblique cases as well; in such instances it is accompanied the a noun phrase in the plural of that case:

The Russian word for sun is солнце. It declines like this

The word солнце and its diminutive солнышко are also used as terms of endearment. Parents may address children that way, boyfriends and girlfriends may address each other with it. Close relatives may use it. (Generally male friends do not address each other with these terms.)

The most common word for shirt in Russian in рубашка. It declines like this:

When talking about shirts, one often discusses colors, styles, sleeve lengths and brands:

There is only one third-declension masculine noun in modern Russian, and that word is путь, which means path or way. It declines like this:

The word is particularly often found in the phrase «по пути» “on the way”:

The word is also used in the phrase «на обратном пути» “on the way back”:

The Russian word кино is an indeclinable neuter noun. Indeclinable nouns are ones that never change their endings:

One of the meanings of кино is “cinema” or “cinematography” or “film.” Although the noun itself does not change endings, the adjective that modifies it must:

The word can also be used to mean “movie theater”:

The word can also mean a film or movie:

The most common Russian word for “to shave” — as in the daily male habit of shaving one's face — is бриться/побриться. It conjugates like this:

For instance:

The thing you shave with goes into the instrumental case without a preposition. Most of the time that will be a variation on the word бритва ‘razor’: