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This is a list of adjectives in Russian. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).
| Big: большой bol'shoj |
Small: маленький malen'kij |
Long: длинный dlinnyj |
Short: короткий korotkij |
| Tall: высокий vysokij |
Thick: толстый tolstyj |
Thin: тонкий tonkij |
Wide: широкий shirokij |
This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Russian.
| Bad: плохой plohoj |
Good: хороший horoshij |
Easy: легкий legkij |
Difficult: трудный trudnyj |
| Expensive: дорогой dorogoj |
Cheap: дешевый deshevyj |
Fast: быстрый bystryj |
Slow: медленный medlennyj |
| Old: пожилой pozhiloj |
Old: старый staryj |
Young: молодой molodoj |
New: новый novyj |
| Heavy: тяжелый tjazhelyj |
Light: легкий legkij |
Empty: пустой pustoj |
Full: полный polnyj |
| Right: правильный pravil'nyj |
Wrong: неправильный nepravil'nyj |
Strong: сильный sil'nyj |
Weak: слабый slabyj |
These samples show how adjectives are used in Russian. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.
| Is this a new or old book?: Эта книга старая или новая? Jeta kniga staraja ili novaja? |
Is the test easy or difficult?: Тест простой или трудный? Test prostoj ili trudnyj? |
| Am I right or wrong?: Я прав или ошибаюсь? Ja prav ili oshibajus'? |
This is very expensive: Это очень дорого Jeto ochen' dorogo |
| Is he younger or older than you?: Он старше или младше тебя? On starshe ili mladshe tebja? |
Is she tall?: Она высокая? Ona vysokaja? |
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