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Meaning: window, windowsill, gap, opening, break

Pronunciation: [ahk-NOH]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #215 (see frequency list)

• Окно́ бы́ло откры́то.
• The window was open.
• Андре́й посмотре́л в окно́.
• Andrey looked out the window.
•  literal  Andrey looked into the window.
• В мое́й ко́мнате два окна́.
• There are two windows in my room.
• За окно́м на́чался дождь.
• It started raining outside.
•  literal  Rain started behind the window. (i.e. the speaker is inside)
• Под окно́м растёт я́блоня.
• There is an apple-tree growing under the window.
• На окне́ стоя́т цветы́.
• There are flowers on the windowsill.
• Откро́й, пожа́луйста, окно́.
• Open the window, please. (familiar)
• Окно́ не открыва́ется.
• The window doesn't open.
• Анна стои́т у окна́.
• Anna is standing by the window.
• Сего́дня у меня́ окно́ с восьми́ до десяти́.
• I have a free period of time between eight and ten today.
• Со́лнце проби́лось че́рез окно́ в ту́чах.
• The sun broke through the opening in the clouds.
• Я зайду́ к тебе́ во вре́мя окна́ в уро́ках.
• I'll visit you during the gap between classes.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	окно́	о́кна
Genitive	окна́	о́кон
Dative	окну́	о́кнам
Accusative	окно́	о́кна
Instrumental	окно́м	о́кнами
Prepositional	окне́	о́кнах

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Word recordings: Copyright(c) 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright(c) 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.

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