April 6, 2020
What does ОДИН (one) mean in Russian?
The word ОДИН (ОДНА, ОДНО, ОДНИ) is one of the commonly used Russian words.
Why?
Because it has a number of different meanings and it belongs to two different parts of speech.
- As a NUMERAL it means “a number between 0 and 2”. You all know this meaning.
У меня одна сестра и два брата – I have one sister and two brothers.
2. As an ADJECTIVE, it is used in a number of meanings, i.e.:
- the same
Мы работали на одном заводе. – We (both, all) worked at the same factory.
- This, some
Знаешь, я тут прочитал одну книгу – очень интересная! - You know, I read this book – it’s very interesting.
- By oneself, alone
Сейчас я живу один. - Now I live alone (by myself)
- The only one
Он один знает, как это делать. – He is the only one who knows how to do it.
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