нача́льник
[na-chal-nik]
boss, chief
Declension — all cases
Nominative
начальник
Genitive
начальника
Dative
начальнику
Accusative
начальника
Instrumental
начальником
Prepositional
о начальнике
Example sentences
Мой начальник очень строгий.
My boss is very strict.
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