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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?

01

kind, good-hearted

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.

02

good (in greetings: good day/evening/morning)

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?

Declension of добрый

Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.

mascneutfemplural
nomдобрыйдоброедобраядобрые
genдоброгодоброгодобройдобрых
datдобромудобромудобройдобрым
accдоброго / добрыйдоброедобруюдобрых / добрые
insдобрымдобрымдоброй / доброюдобрыми
prepдобромдобромдобройдобрых

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)