russian word
edge, brink, rim in Russian: край
nounmasclevel B1#576 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Не ставь стакан на самый край стола. Don't put the glass on the very edge of the table.
Чашка стоит на самом краю стола. The cup is standing right on the edge of the table.
Он много путешествовал и побывал в далёких краях. He travelled a lot and visited distant lands.
В наших краях зима всегда долгая и снежная. In our region the winter is always long and snowy.
What does край mean in Russian?
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edge, brink, rim
Declension of край
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | край | края |
| gen | края / краю | краёв |
| dat | краю | краям |
| acc | край | края |
| ins | краем | краями |
| prep | крае / краю | краях |