старый человек
an old person
Старому человеку трудно подниматься на пятый этаж без лифта.
It's hard for an old person to climb to the fifth floor without an elevator.
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старый
Translation of старый
old
Russian word in Latin letters: staryy
Meaning of старый
Russian
проживший много лет
English
having lived for many years
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈstarɨj]
Russian · Female
Forms of старый: endings and comparison
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
| Form | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long formbefore a noun | ста́рыйstáryy | ста́раяstáraya | ста́роеstároye | ста́рыеstáryye |
| Short formas the predicate | старstar | стара́stará | ста́роstáro | ста́рыstáry |
- 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?
Collocations with старый
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
10 collocations
Being old
стар и млад
young and old
На праздник в парк пришли и стар и млад.
Young and old came to the festival in the park.
- старый как мирas old as the hills
Known for a long time
старый друг
an old friend
В отпуске я случайно встретил старого друга.
On vacation I ran into an old friend by chance.
по старой памяти
for old times' sake
По старой памяти он всё ещё звонит бывшему тренеру.
For old times' sake he still calls his former coach.
- старый знакомыйan old acquaintance
- старая дружбаan old friendship
The old days
старые добрые времена
the good old days
Дедушка любит вспоминать старые добрые времена.
Grandpa loves to reminisce about the good old days.
старые привычки
old habits
От старых привычек трудно избавиться.
Old habits are hard to break.
- в старые временаin the old days
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
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My dog is very old.
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Моя собака очень старая.
My grandfather is too old to drive.
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Мой дедушка слишком стар, чтобы водить машину.
старый synonyms
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What's the difference between старый, пожилой, and старенький
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старенький
Affectionate, colloquial: old and dear.
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старый meaning: what does it mean?
having lived for many years
старый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
старый is pronounced as [ˈstarɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
старый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
My dog is very old. Translation: Моя собака очень старая.
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