Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "such" in Russian

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такой

Meaning: such, so, a sort of, such a

Pronunciation: [tah-KOY]

Part of speech: pronoun

Rank: #38 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Она такая красивая.
She's so beautiful.
Эта книга такая интересная.
This book is so interesting.
Я хочу такой же телевизор.
I want the same TV.
Ты такой сильный.
You are so strong. (to a male)
Кто ты такой?
Who are you? (informal, masculine)
Он не такой, как все.
He's not like everybody else.
Все любят таких людей.
Everybody loves this kind of people.
Такие цветы не растут в Канаде.
This sort of flowers doesn't grow in Canada.
О такой машине можно только мечтать!
One can only dream about such a car!
Нам нужен такой работник.
That's the kind of worker we need.

Idioms and set expressions:

не такой = different
не такой, как все = not like everybody else; odd man out
такой-сякой = so-and-so (negative connotation)
такой-то = so-and-so; such-and-such
точно такой = just like this
в таком случае = in that case, if that is so
Что такое? = What's the matter?; What's that?
и всё такое = and so on

Other forms of the word (declensions):

case	singular			plural
case	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
Nominative	тако́й	тако́е	така́я	таки́е
Genitive	тако́го	тако́го	тако́й	таки́х
Dative	тако́му	тако́му	тако́й	таки́м
Accusative (anim/inanim)	тако́го/ тако́й	тако́е	таку́ю	таки́х/ таки́е
Instrumental	таки́м	таки́м	тако́й (тако́ю)	таки́ми
Prepositional	тако́м	тако́м	тако́й	таки́х

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