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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, neuter, inanimate
rarely used word (#5391)
rarely used word (#5391)
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
folly
Also: madness, insanity
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Examples
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- Э́то бы́ло безу́мием. It was crazy.
- Э́то чи́стое безу́мие. It's sheer madness.
- Звучи́т как безу́мие. That sounds crazy.
- После́дние не́сколько дней бы́ли безу́мием. These past few days have been crazy.
- Э́то безу́мие! Нас могли́ пойма́ть! This is crazy! We could get caught!
- Го́рдость порою перехо́дит в горды́ню, а горды́ня — ро́дственник безу́мию. Pride tends to develop into hubris, which is close kin to madness.
- Том ду́мает, что э́то безу́мие. Tom thinks that's crazy.
- Э́то безу́мие! That's crazy!
- Я́рость — фо́рма безу́мия. Anger is a form of madness.
- Э́то бы́ло бы безу́мием. That would be insane.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | безу́мие | безу́мия |
gen. genitive | безу́мия | безу́мий |
dat. dative | безу́мию | безу́миям |
acc. accusative | безу́мие | безу́мия |
inst. instrumental | безу́мием | безу́миями |
prep. prepositional | безу́мии | безу́миях |