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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#3857)
somewhat often used word (#3857)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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Englishman
Also: the English, the British
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- Англича́нин повёл бы себя иначе. An Englishman would act in a different way.
- У англича́н бы́ло больше войск, чем у друго́й стороны. The British had more troops than the other side.
- Наполео́н звал англича́н на́цией купцо́в. Napoleon called the English a nation of shopkeepers.
- 70% англича́н не говоря́т на иностра́нном языке́. 70% of English people don't speak a second language.
- Говоря́т, что некоторые англича́не лю́бят ко́мнаты в япо́нском сти́ле. It's said that some Englishmen like Japanese-style rooms.
- Он англича́нин, но живёт в Индии. He's an Englishman, but lives in India.
- Я ду́мал, он америка́нец, но он оказа́лся англича́нином. I thought he was an American but he turned out to be an Englishman.
- Нет, я англича́нин. No, I am an Englishman.
- Ты англича́нин? Are you English?
- Он был англича́нином. He was English.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | англича́нин | англича́не |
| gen. genitive | англича́нина | англича́н |
| dat. dative | англича́нину | англича́нам |
| acc. accusative | англича́нина | англича́н |
| inst. instrumental | англича́нином | англича́нами |
| prep. prepositional | англича́нине | англича́нах |
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