Дверь нам открыл мужчина средних лет в очках.
A middle-aged man in glasses opened the door for us.
man
Russian word in Latin letters: muzhchina
взрослый человек мужского пола
adult male person

Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativesubjectЭ́то мужчи́на. — This is the man. | мужчи́наmuzhchína | мужчи́ныmuzhchíny |
| Genitiveof; after «no»нет мужчи́ны — there is no man | мужчи́ныmuzhchíny | мужчи́нmuzhchín |
| Dativeto; towardsк мужчи́не — towards the man | мужчи́неmuzhchíne | мужчи́намmuzhchínam |
| Accusativedirect objectви́жу мужчи́ну — I see the man | мужчи́нуmuzhchínu | мужчи́нmuzhchín |
| Instrumentalwith; byс мужчи́ной — with the man | мужчи́нойmuzhchínoy | мужчи́намиmuzhchínami |
| Prepositionalabout; in / atо мужчи́не — about the man | мужчи́неmuzhchíne | мужчи́нахmuzhchínakh |
Animate noun: the accusative matches the genitive in the plural (and in the masculine singular).
Masculine although it ends in -а: it declines like па́па, but adjectives stay masculine (краси́вый мужчи́на).
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
Дверь нам открыл мужчина средних лет в очках.
A middle-aged man in glasses opened the door for us.
Подруга призналась, что влюбилась в женатого мужчину.
My friend admitted she had fallen in love with a married man.
Настоящий мужчина всегда держит своё слово.
A real man always keeps his word.
После армии брат как будто стал мужчиной.
After the army my brother seemed to have become a man.
Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.
The man at reception gave me a key.
Мужчина на ресепшене дал мне ключ.
A man asked me for directions.
Мужчина спросил у меня дорогу.
Colloquial and plain; can sound rough.
A young man, a guy.
Any person, not only a man.
adult male person
мужчина is pronounced [mʊˈɕːinə], in Latin letters “muzhchina”.
The man at reception gave me a key. Translation: Мужчина на ресепшене дал мне ключ.
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