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American
Also: Yankee, Yank
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- Здесь есть хоть один не америка́нец? Is there anybody who's not an American?
- Он америка́нец азиа́тского происхожде́ния. He's an Asian-American.
- Большинство́ америка́нцев происхо́дят от иммигра́нтов. Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
- Ты америка́нец или францу́з? Are you American or French?
- Они не вы́глядят америка́нцами. They don't seem to be Americans.
- На ста́нции со мной заговори́л америка́нец. An American spoke to me at the station.
- Её муж — америка́нец. Her husband is American.
- Я америка́нец. I am American.
- Мы не америка́нцы. We are not Americans.
- 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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