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Бумажник
The Russian word for 'wallet' is бумажник. It declines like so:
SgPl
Nomбумажникбумажники
Accбумажникбумажники
Genбумажникабумажников
Preбумажникебумажниках
Datбумажникубумажникам
Insбумажникомбумажниками
Here are a few sample sentences:
Он… more »
Кирпич, часть вторая
Yesterday we discussed the endings and common uses of кирпич ‘brick.’ There is a Russian idiom that uses this word, «морда просит кирпича», which literally means “his face is asking for a brick.” It means someone whose face is really ugly, and it’s… more »
Вишня
The Russian word вишня means 'cherry'. It declines like so:
SgPl
Nomвишнявишни
Accвишнювишни
Genвишнивишен
Preвишневишнях
Datвишневишням
Insвишнейвишнях
Photo credit: Spurzem at de.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-2.0-d], from Wikimedia Commons
Here are a… more »
Который, часть первая
The word can be translated as who, whom, whose, that or which, depending on the context. Grammatically we call it a relative pronoun. In first- and second-year Russian the use of который seems quite complex, but after a year or two of practice, you… more »