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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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- Он не америка́нец. He isn't an American.
- Мно́гие америка́нцы поддержа́ли Никсона. Many Americans supported Nixon.
- Он не америка́нец, он францу́з. He is not an American but a Frenchman.
- Но́вый план не нра́вился америка́нцам. The Americans did not like the new plan.
- Двое мужчи́н, сидящих на скаме́йке, бы́ли америка́нцами. The two men sitting on the bench were Americans.
- Глядя на а́дрес его электро́нной по́чты, ты мо́жешь сказа́ть, что он америка́нец? Looking at his email address, would you say he's American?
- На ста́нции со мной заговори́л америка́нец. An American spoke to me at the station.
- Большинство́ америка́нцев происхо́дят от иммигра́нтов. Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
- Мы при́няли его за америка́нца. We took him for an American.
- Больше 20 000 америка́нцев ежегодно стано́вятся же́ртвами уби́йств. More than 20,000 Americans are murdered each year.
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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