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старый

Translation of старый

old

Russian word in Latin letters: staryy

Meaning of старый

Russian

проживший много лет

German

schon viele Jahre lebend; nicht mehr jung

old

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈstarɨj]
Russian · Female

Forms of старый: endings and comparison

Green underlined letter = stressed vowel

FormMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Long formbefore a nounста́рыйstáryyста́раяstárayaста́роеstároyeста́рыеstáryye
Short formas the predicateстарstarстара́staráста́роstároста́рыstáry
Comparative
ста́рше / старе́еstárshe / staréye
Superlative
са́мый ста́рыйsámyy stáryy

For people's age use ста́рше 'older' (Он ста́рше меня́); старе́е is for things.

Traps and common mistakes

Насколько ты старый? or Сколько тебе лет??

Сколько тебе лет?

Сколько тебе лет? = How old are you?

Don't say Насколько ты старый? Russians ask about age with Сколько тебе лет?

Сколько лет твоему брату?

How old is your brother?

Words related to старый

  • стари́кstaríknoun · old man
  • ста́ростьstárostnoun · old age
  • ста́ршийstárshiyadjective · older, elder; seniorста́рший брат = older brother.
  • стари́нныйstarínnyyadjective · ancient, antique
  • по-ста́ромуpo-stáromuadverb · as before, the old way

старый usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

Мой дедушка уже старый.

Mein Großvater ist schon alt.

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

Наша собака очень старая.

Unser Hund ist sehr alt.

старый synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between старый, пожилой, and старенький

🇷🇺Russian

About people only; polite and respectful.

B1less common
С
🇷🇺Russian
старенький

Affectionate, colloquial: old and dear.

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Questions about this word

What does старый mean?

having lived for many years

How do you pronounce старый?

старый is pronounced [ˈstarɨj], in Latin letters “staryy”.

How is старый used in a sentence?

Mein Großvater ist schon alt. Translation: Мой дедушка уже старый.

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