NuanceDeckРусский

russian word

love, affection in Russian: любовь

nounfemlevel A1#307 by frequency

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

Её любовь к детям видна с первого взгляда. Her love for the children is obvious at first glance.

Между ними началась настоящая любовь. Real love began between them.

Любовь к музыке он пронёс через всю жизнь. He carried his love of music through his whole life.

С детства у меня была любовь к книгам. Since childhood I have had a love of books.

What does любовь mean in Russian?

01

love, affection (for a person)

Её любовь к детям видна с первого взгляда.

Her love for the children is obvious at first glance.

Между ними началась настоящая любовь.

Real love began between them.

02

love, passion (a strong liking for an activity or thing)

Любовь к музыке он пронёс через всю жизнь.

He carried his love of music through his whole life.

С детства у меня была любовь к книгам.

Since childhood I have had a love of books.

Declension of любовь

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

singularplural
nomлюбовьлюбви
genлюбвилюбвей
datлюбвилюбвям
accлюбовьлюбви
insлюбовьюлюбвями
prepлюбвилюбвях