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Definition 2024
ребёнок
ребёнок
Russian
Noun
ребёнок • (rebjónok) m anim (genitive ребёнка, nominative plural де́ти or ребя́та*, genitive plural дете́й or ребя́т*) (* Use the second plural with the meaning "friends!", "fellows!", "guys!", "comrades!".)
- (plural де́ти, less commonly ребя́та) child, kid, baby: children, kids, babies
- (plural only) (plural ребя́та) guys, fellows, friends, comrades
Declension
Declension of ребёнок (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-f/b irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ребёнок rebjónok |
де́ти△, ребя́та* déti△, rebjáta* |
| genitive | ребёнка rebjónka |
дете́й△, ребя́т* detéj△, rebját* |
| dative | ребёнку rebjónku |
де́тям△, ребя́там* détjam△, rebjátam* |
| accusative | ребёнка rebjónka |
дете́й△, ребя́т* detéj△, rebját* |
| instrumental | ребёнком rebjónkom |
детьми́△, ребя́тами* detʹmí△, rebjátami* |
| prepositional | ребёнке rebjónke |
де́тях△, ребя́тах* détjax△, rebjátax* |
△ Irregular.
* Use the second plural with the meaning "friends!", "fellows!", "guys!", "comrades!".
Usage notes
- The singular form can only refer to "child"/"baby" sense.
- The plural form "ребята" can mean "guys", "friends", etc.
- For the plural form "children" "дети" is the preferred word but "ребята" is also used.
See also
- дитя́ (ditjá)