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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, female, animate
somewhat often used word (#4784)
somewhat often used word (#4784)
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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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butterfly
Also: bow-tie, dicky-tie
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Examples
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- Коли́бри не больше ба́бочки. A hummingbird is no larger than a butterfly.
- У меня ба́бочки в животе́. I have butterflies in my stomach.
- Я пойма́л краси́вую ба́бочку. I caught a beautiful butterfly.
- Гу́сеница преврати́лась в ба́бочку. The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
- Я пойма́л прекра́сную ба́бочку. I caught a beautiful butterfly.
- Я люблю́ ба́бочек. I love butterflies.
- Он пойма́л двадцать ба́бочек. He caught twenty butterflies.
- Мы уви́дели много желтых ба́бочек сего́дня. We saw a lot of yellow butterflies today.
- Ба́бочки живу́т три дня. Butterflies live for three days.
- Ты краси́вая ба́бочка. You are a beautiful butterfly.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ба́бочка | ба́бочки |
| gen. genitive | ба́бочки | ба́бочек |
| dat. dative | ба́бочке | ба́бочкам |
| acc. accusative | ба́бочку | ба́бочек |
| inst. instrumental |
ба́бочкой ба́бочкою |
ба́бочками |
| prep. prepositional | ба́бочке | ба́бочках |
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