rybu

Rybu is the transliteration of the Cyrillic Russian word рыбу, which is the accusative singular form of рыба meaning “fish.” In Russian, рыбу is used as the direct object of a verb, as in Я ем рыбу (I am eating fish) or Мы нашли рыбу (We found fish). The form appears in a wide range of everyday and literary contexts whenever the sentence requires the object “fish.”

Grammar and etymology: рыба is a feminine noun, and its accusative singular ending shifts from -а to -у, producing рыбу. This inflection reflects standard Russian noun declension patterns for feminine nouns ending in -a. The word рыба and its forms are widely documented in Russian dictionaries, with рыбу specifically serving as the direct object. The root is cognate with other Slavic terms for fish, such as Polish ryba and Ukrainian риба, though exact inflectional endings vary by language.

Usage notes: In English-language texts discussing Russian grammar or providing transliteration examples, rybu may be encountered as a representation of the Russian рыбу. It is not used as a standalone lexical item in modern Russian writing; the proper spelling in Cyrillic is рыбу, rendered as rybu only in transliterated form. The term is primarily of interest in linguistic discussions, language-learning materials, and transliteration guides rather than as a common vocabulary item in non-transliterated Russian prose.