russian word
whole, entire in Russian: целый
adjectivelevel A2#483 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Мы ждали автобус целый час. We waited a whole hour for the bus.
Она прочитала целую книгу за один вечер. She read an entire book in one evening.
Мы упали с лестницы, но остались целы. We fell down the stairs, but came out unharmed.
Не волнуйся, твой телефон целый. Don't worry, your phone is intact.
What does целый mean in Russian?
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whole, entire (the full extent of)
Declension of целый
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| masc | neut | fem | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom | целый | целое | целая | целые |
| gen | целого | целого | целой | целых |
| dat | целому | целому | целой | целым |
| acc | целого / целый | целое | целую | целых / целые |
| ins | целым | целым | целой / целою | целыми |
| prep | целом | целом | целой | целых |