russian word
kind, good-hearted in Russian: добрый
adjectivelevel A1#662 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Наш сосед очень добрый и всегда готов помочь. Our neighbour is very kind and always ready to help.
Она добрая женщина и всегда всем помогает. She is a kind woman and always helps everyone.
Добрый вечер, рад вас видеть! Good evening, I am glad to see you!
Добрый день, чем я могу вам помочь? Good afternoon, how can I help you?
What does добрый mean in Russian?
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kind, good-hearted
Declension of добрый
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| masc | neut | fem | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom | добрый | доброе | добрая | добрые |
| gen | доброго | доброго | доброй | добрых |
| dat | доброму | доброму | доброй | добрым |
| acc | доброго / добрый | доброе | добрую | добрых / добрые |
| ins | добрым | добрым | доброй / доброю | добрыми |
| prep | добром | добром | доброй | добрых |
Used in expressions
доброе утроgood morning (greeting said in the morning)
добрый деньgood afternoon, hello (neutral greeting used during the day)
добрый вечерgood evening (greeting used when meeting someone in the evening)