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russian word

mister, sir in Russian: господин

nounmasclevel A1#752 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

Господин Петров, вас ждут в кабинете директора. Mister Petrov, they are waiting for you in the director's office.

За соседним столиком сидел пожилой господин. An elderly gentleman was sitting at the next table.

Он во всём слушал своего господина. He obeyed his master in everything.

Ты сам себе господин и можешь решать, как жить. You are your own master and can decide how to live.

What does господин mean in Russian?

01

mister, sir (polite form of address for a man); gentleman

Господин Петров, вас ждут в кабинете директора.

Mister Petrov, they are waiting for you in the director's office.

За соседним столиком сидел пожилой господин.

An elderly gentleman was sitting at the next table.

02

master, lord (one who has power or ownership over others)

Он во всём слушал своего господина.

He obeyed his master in everything.

Ты сам себе господин и можешь решать, как жить.

You are your own master and can decide how to live.

Declension of господин

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

singularplural
nomгосподингоспода
genгосподинагоспод
datгосподинугосподам
accгосподинагоспод
insгосподиномгосподами
prepгосподинегосподах