russian word
sister in Russian: сестра
nounfemlevel A1#982 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Моя сестра старше меня на три года. My sister is three years older than me.
Сестра встретила меня в аэропорту. My sister met me at the airport.
Сестра дала больному лекарство. The nurse gave the patient the medicine.
Позовите сестру, больному нужна помощь. Call the nurse, the patient needs help.
What does сестра mean in Russian?
01
sister (sibling)
Declension of сестра
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | сестра | сёстры |
| gen | сестры | сестёр |
| dat | сестре | сёстрам |
| acc | сестру | сестёр |
| ins | сестрой / сестрою | сёстрами |
| prep | сестре | сёстрах |
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- составитьto amount to; to come to (a total)#980
- итогresult, outcome#981
- ясноit's clear / I see / understood (as a response or predicative)#985
- практикаpractice (as opposed to theory); real-world application#986
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