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Кино
March 8th, 2011 by DonThe Russian word кино is an indeclinable neuter noun. Indeclinable nouns are ones that never change their endings:
| Sg | Pl | |
| Nom | кино | кино |
| Acc | кино | кино |
| Gen | кино | кино |
| Pre | кино | кино |
| Dat | кино | кино |
| Ins | кино | кино |
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:
| Юля изучает немецкое кино. | Yulia is studying German cinema/cinematography/film. |
| Я подарил ей справочник по американскому кино. | I gave her a reference book on American cinema. |
The word can also be used to mean “movie theater”:
| В кино было тепло. Пришлось снять свитер. | It was warm in the theater. I had to take off my sweater. |
| В кино есть туалет? | Does the theater have a bathroom? |
| Как только мы вышли из кино, к нам подошли цыганские дети, которые просили деньги. | As soon as we stepped out of the theater, some Gypsy children walked up to us asking for money. |
| Перед кино стояла огромная статуя Ленина. | In front of the theater there was an enormous statue of Lenin. |
The word can also mean a film or movie:
| Мы вчера смотрели кино. | We watched a movie yesterday. |
| Что за кино вы смотрели? | What kind of movie did you see? What movie did you see? |
| Какое кино вы смотрели? | What kind of movie did you see? What movie did you see? |
| Давай пойдём в кино. | Let's go to a movie. Let's go to the movies. |
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