russian word
brother in Russian: брат
nounmasclevel A1#542 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Мой старший брат работает врачом в больнице. My older brother works as a doctor at the hospital.
У неё есть брат, который живёт в другом городе. She has a brother who lives in another city.
На войне они стали братьями по оружию. In the war they became brothers in arms.
В монастыре его называли братом Иваном. In the monastery they called him Brother Ivan.
What does брат mean in Russian?
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brother
Declension of брат
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | брат | братья |
| gen | брата | братьев |
| dat | брату | братьям |
| acc | брата | братьев |
| ins | братом | братьями |
| prep | брате | братьях |
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