What is the Russian word for the?

Answer 1

There is no word for "the" in the Russian language. There is also no word for is, a/an, or are.

For example, if you were to say: "I went into an old building in search of the cat. It is very cold there."

In Russian, you'd say: "I went in old building, searching for cat. It very cold there."

Answer 2

The Russian word for "the" is "тот" (pronounced as "tot").