Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "my" in Russian

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мой

Meaning: my, mine

Pronunciation: [moy]

Part of speech: pronoun (this word is same as the imperative form of the verb "мыть" - to wash)

Rank: #52 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Это мой брат.
This is my brother.
Это моя сестра.
This is my sister.
Это мои вещи.
These are my things.
На мой взгляд, нет ничего́ лу́чше друзе́й.
In my view, there is nothing better than friends.
По моему мнению, это лучшая песня.
In my opinion, this is the best song.
Это твоя машина, а это моя.
This is your car, and this one is mine.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

case	singular			plural
case	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
Nominative	мо́й	моё	моя́	мои́
Genitive	моего́	моего́	мое́й	мои́х
Dative	моему́	моему́	мое́й	мои́м
Accusative (anim/inanim)	моего́/ мо́й	моё	мою́	мои́х/ мои́
Instrumental	мои́м	мои́м	мое́й (мое́ю)	мои́ми
Prepositional	моём	моём	мое́й	мои́х

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