пять

This is the 350th most frequent Russian word.

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пять

The Russian word "пять" means "five" in English.


Here, 'пять' is used as a numeral indicating the quantity of apples.

У меня пять яблок.

I have five apples.


In this sentence, 'пять' indicates the number of years in a time expression.

Пять лет назад я переехал в Москву.

Five years ago, I moved to Moscow.


Here, 'пять' specifies the duration of time taken for the action.

Он закончил задачу за каких-то пять минут.

He finished the task in just five minutes.