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"Armchair" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 19, 2019 (see all)
кре́сло
[ kryés-la ]
Noun , neuter
armchair, easy chair; stall
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Examples of "Armchair" in Russian

  • Он сиде́л в кре́сле и чита́л кни́гу.

    on see-dyél f kryés-lye ee chee-tál knee-gu

    He was sitting in an armchair and reading a book.

  • Мне ну́жно удо́бное кре́сло для рабо́ты за компью́тером.

    mnye núzh-na u-dób-na-ye kryés-la dlya ra-bó-ty za kamp'-yu-te-ram

    I need a comfortable chair for working at a computer.

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Declension of the word кресло

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. кре́сло кре́сла
Genitive Gen. кре́сла кре́сел
Dative Dat. кре́слу кре́слам
Accusative Acc. кре́сло кре́сла
Instrumental Inst. кре́слом кре́слами
Prepositional Prep. кре́сле кре́слах

Additional examples

  • Из-по́д кре́сла вы́лезла уша́стая соба́ка.

    ees-pat kryés-la vý-leez-la u-shás-ta-ya sa-bá-ka

    A long-eared dog crawled out from under the armchair.

  • Пуши́стый разбо́йник сла́дко дрема́л в глубине́ кре́сла.

    pu-shées-tyî raz-bóî-neek slát-ka dree-mál v glu-bee-nyé kryés-la

    The fluffy bandit was dozing sweetly in the back of the chair.

  • Дежу́рная сестра́ кре́пко спала́ в кре́сле у крова́ти.

    dee-zhúr-na-ya seest-rá kryép-ka spa-lá f kryés-lye u kra-vá-tee

    The duty sister was sound asleep in a chair by the bed.

  • Она́ сиде́ла в кре́сле, листа́я журна́л.

    a-ná see-dyé-la f-kryés-lye, lees-tá-ya zhur-nál

    She was sitting in an armchair leafing through a magazine.

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