мне ... год
Russian
Pronunciation
Phrase
мне ... год • (mne ... god)
мне ... го́да • (mne ... góda)
мне ... лет • (mne ... let)
- I'm ... year(s) old
- (1, 21, 31, etc.)
- (2-4, 22-24, 32-34, etc.)
- (5-20, 25-30, 35-40, 105-120, 205-220, etc.)
Usage notes
Use the appropriate case of год after simple or compound numbers ending in оди́н (1), два (2), три (3), or четы́ре (4), except for 11, 12, 13 and 14 (and 111 - 114, 211 - 214 etc.) - for these and all other numbers, and with adverbs of quantity (мно́го, ско́лько, etc.), use the appropriate case of лето.
To summarize:
- год — for most numbers ending in 1
- года — for most numbers ending in 2, 3 or 4
- лет — for most numbers ending in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0, as well as all the teens.
Related terms
- ско́лько вам лет? (skólʹko vam let?), ско́лько тебе́ лет? (skólʹko tebé let?)
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