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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
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butterfly
Also: bow-tie, dicky-tie
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Examples
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- Ты краси́вая ба́бочка. You are a beautiful butterfly.
- Э́тот вид ба́бочек уже вы́мер. This species of butterfly has already gone extinct.
- Крыло ба́бочки соде́ржит мно́жество дета́лей. A butterfly's wing contains many details.
- Гу́сеница превраща́ется в ба́бочку. The caterpillar is turning into a butterfly.
- Я пойма́л прекра́сную ба́бочку. I caught a beautiful butterfly.
- Они пойма́ли пять ба́бочек. They caught five butterflies.
- Ба́бочки э́того ви́да ныне вы́мерли. Butterflies of this species are now extinct.
- Я люблю́ ба́бочек! I love butterflies!
- Ба́бочка села на ру́ку. The butterfly landed on the hand.
- Мы ви́дели много желтых ба́бочек сего́дня. We saw a lot of yellow butterflies today.
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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