чётное число
an even number
Сын быстро понял, что четыре — чётное число.
My son quickly figured out that four is an even number.
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Noun · A2 · very common
число
Translation of число
number
Russian word in Latin letters: chislo
Meaning of число
Russian
знак или слово, обозначающее количество
English
word or symbol showing quantity
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[t͡ɕɪˈslo]
Russian · Female
Declension of число: Russian cases
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Neuter
- Inanimate
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то число́. — This is the number. | число́chisló | чи́слаchísla |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет числа́ — there is no number | числа́chislá | чи́селchísel |
| Dativeto; towardsк числу́ — towards the number | числу́chislú | чи́сламchíslam |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу число́ — I see the number | число́chisló | чи́слаchísla |
| Instrumentalwith; byс число́м — with the number | число́мchislóm | чи́сламиchíslami |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо числе́ — about the number | числе́chislé | чи́слахchíslakh |
Число́ also means 'date' (Како́е сего́дня число́?); the stress moves in the plural: чи́сла, чи́сел.
Traps and common mistakes
Число or цифра?
цифра
цифра ≠ число: цифра is a single digit
Don't confuse число (a number, a quantity) with цифра, a single digit used to write numbers.
Назови любое число больше ста.
Name any number greater than a hundred.
В пароле должна быть хотя бы одна цифра.
The password must contain at least one digit.
Число or номер?
номер
номер = a number that labels something (phone, room)
Don't mix them up. Phone, room, house or bus — номер; a number in maths or counting — число.
Дай мне свой номер телефона.
Give me your phone number.
Семь — моё любимое число.
Seven is my favourite number.
Collocations with число
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
12 collocations
Kinds of numbers
целое число
a whole number
В ответе должно получиться целое число без дробей.
The answer should come out as a whole number, without fractions.
- нечётное числоan odd number
- круглое числоa round number
Working with numbers
загадать число
think of a number
Загадай число от одного до десяти, а я угадаю.
Think of a number from one to ten, and I'll guess it.
сложить числа
add numbers
Калькулятор сломался, пришлось сложить числа на бумаге.
The calculator broke, so I had to add the numbers on paper.
- умножить числаmultiply numbers
- округлить числоround a number
How many
в том числе
including
Ко мне пришли все друзья, в том числе одноклассники.
All my friends came over, including my classmates.
большое число
a large number of
На концерт пришло большое число людей.
A large number of people came to the concert.
- число людейthe number of people
- в числе первыхamong the first
Words related to число
- многочи́сленныйmnogochíslennyyadjective · numerous
- бесчи́сленныйbeschíslennyyadjective · countless
- числи́тельноеchislítelnoyenoun · numeral (grammar)An adjective used as a noun.
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The number on the screen changed quickly.
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Число на экране быстро изменилось.
I wrote the number in my notebook.
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Я записал число в блокнот.
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What's the difference between число and количество
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количество
How many of something: the number of people.
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число meaning: what does it mean?
word or symbol showing quantity
число pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
число is pronounced as [t͡ɕɪˈslo]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
число definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The number on the screen changed quickly. Translation: Число на экране быстро изменилось.
Is число part of Programming vocabulary?
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