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noun, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#2148)
somewhat often used word (#2148)
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American
Also: Yankee, Yank
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- Они америка́нцы? Are they American?
- Большинство́ америка́нцев одобря́ют посту́пок Кулиджа. Most Americans approved of what Coolidge did.
- Он не америка́нец, но Америка ему нра́вится. He's not an American, but he likes America.
- Он не америка́нец, но лю́бит Америку. He is not an American, but he loves America.
- Он еди́нственный америка́нец, кото́рый переплы́л Ла-Манш. He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.
- Том тоже америка́нец? Is Tom an American too?
- Он не похо́ж на америка́нца. He doesn't seem to be an American.
- Коренны́е америка́нцы воева́ли с лу́ком и стре́лами. Native Americans fought with bow and arrow.
- Он не америка́нец, он англича́нин. He is not an American but an Englishman.
- По акце́нту я по́нял, что он америка́нец. I understood from his accent that he was an American.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | америка́нец | америка́нцы |
| gen. genitive | америка́нца | америка́нцев |
| dat. dative | америка́нцу | америка́нцам |
| acc. accusative | америка́нца | америка́нцев |
| inst. instrumental | америка́нцем | америка́нцами |
| prep. prepositional | америка́нце | америка́нцах |
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