Turkish - Russian Dictionary
/bir/
Bir is a Turkish word meaning "one" in Russian (один, одна, одно) and can also function as an indefinite article meaning "a" or "an", expressed in Russian through determiners like какой-то or некий.
| # | Type | Turkish | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | numeral | bir cardinal number 1 | один |
| 2 | numeral | bir cardinal number 1 | одна |
| 3 | numeral | bir cardinal number 1 | одно |
| 4 | numeral | bir cardinal number 1 | раз |
| 5 | numeral | bir cardinal number 1 | единица |
| 6 | noun | bir digit or figure | единица |
| 7 | determiner | bir certain, unspecified or unknown | какой-то |
| 8 | determiner | bir certain, unspecified or unknown | некоторый |
| 9 | determiner | bir certain, unspecified or unknown | какой-нибудь |
| 10 | determiner | bir certain, unspecified or unknown | некий |
Bir elma yedim.
Я съел одно яблоко.
Bir gün gelecek.
Однажды он придет.
Bir adam bana sordu.
Некий человек спросил меня.
Bir as a numeral (один/одна/одно) agrees in gender and number with the noun in Russian, but Turkish bir does not change. When bir functions as an indefinite article ("a/an"), use Russian determiners like какой-то, некоторый, or некий depending on context.
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