стул
stul[stuɫ]masculine
The Russian word for "chair" is стул (stul).
Meaning: furniture (noun)
Which one should you use?
While стул refers to a standard chair, use the word кресло specifically when referring to an armchair.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word стул is a masculine noun. In the plural, it becomes стулья. In the genitive case, which is used to indicate possession or follows certain prepositions like со (from/off), the word changes to стула.
How do you pronounce it?
stul
Did you know?
- In Russian, the word стул is a 'doublet' of the word стол, which means 'table'. These two common pieces of furniture share the same linguistic root.
- Russian speakers use the verb занять when taking a seat, creating the phrase занять стул which literally means 'to occupy a chair'.
Examples in context
- Стул не у окна.The chair is not by the window.The sentence is useful for describing the location of the стул.Tatoeba #4063568 by kotik, translation #1328220 by Eldad
- Том сел на стул.Tom sat on a chair.The sentence shows the action of sitting on a стул.Tatoeba #2983260 by marafon, translation #3050842 by CK
- Я упал со стула.I fell off the chair.The sentence uses the genitive form to show falling off the стул.Tatoeba #5959842 by Selena777, translation #5958201 by CK
- Можете принести мне стул, пожалуйста?Can you bring me a chair, please?
- Нам нужно купить новые стулья для конференц-зала.We need to buy new chairs for the conference room.
- Пожалуйста, присаживайтесь на стул.Please have a seat in the chair.
- Подвинь немного свой стульчик.Could you move your chair a bit?
- Устро́йся поудобнее на стульчике.Make yourself comfortable in the chair.
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Example conversation
Maria and Dmitry are arranging furniture in a room.
- Мария MariaГде стоит этот стул?Gde stoit etot stul?Where is this chair located?
- Дмитрий DmitryСтул стоит в углу.Stul stoit v uglu.The chair is in the corner.
- Мария MariaОн очень удобный.On ochen udobnyy.It is very comfortable.
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, это хороший стул.Da, eto khoroshiy stul.Yes, it is a good chair.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chair” translations and entries стул, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries стул, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
