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"Здоровый" (masculine, single), "здоровая" (feminine, single), "здоровое" (neuter, single), "здоровые" (plural) are also mean in Russian - "big", "huge", "strong", "forceful". These options are used in informal conversations.
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"здоровая" also means "большая" (big)
It's the first thing that I thought when I read this sentence.
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Because it is in the accusative. Just like кошка changed to кошку, the adjective modifying it also changes.
It does not have that meaning at all. The word might used for "huge" in informal spoken speech but cannot mean "fat".
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Я купил здоровую кошку... В том значении, в котором требуют здесь, в России не употребляют, так не говорят.
I've noticed that the endings of nouns and adjectives, like здоровую and кошку in this example, end with similar sounds. I wasn't actually sure which word to choose in this answer so I went with здоровую to test out my theory and I got it right. Was just this just a lucky guess or is this an okay-ish way to figure out what declension the adjective needs to be in?
Adjectives must match the noun in number, gender, and case. That is how you get the correct ending.
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Does the Russian word здоровый have the same double meaning as "healthy" in English?
(1) having health (in oneself): a healthy cat
(2) bringing health (to others): healthy food
Greek has separate (but related) words; English, German, and Slovak have the same word - how is it in Russian?
It does. Здоровый may also be used "huge, hefty" (in informal settings).
Another meaning you forgot is "right, reasonable, natural" as in "healthy competition". It is not quite the same as "having health" but close enough, so both English and Russian use the word for this meaning.
i still dont get, when to use each genitive, where can i learn more about it, please?
