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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
often used word (#915)
often used word (#915)
Noun basics
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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most of the
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Большинство́ дете́й ненави́дят шко́лу. Most children hate school.
- Большинство́ америка́нцев одобря́ют де́йствия Кулиджа. Most Americans approved of what Coolidge did.
- Его расска́зы в большинстве́ своём очень ску́чные. His novels are, for the most part, very boring.
- Большинство́ япо́нцев принима́ет ва́нну ка́ждый день. Most Japanese take a bath every day.
- В большинстве́ слу́чаев модерниза́ция воспринимается как вестернизация. In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
- Большинство́ жи́телей дере́вни бы́ли против э́того пла́на. Most people in the village objected to the plan.
- Большинство́ люде́й, слушающих, как Том говори́т по-французски, никогда бы не догада́лось, что он не явля́ется носи́телем э́того языка́. Most people who hear Tom speaking French would never guess that he wasn't a native speaker.
- Большинство́ программи́стов ненави́дят отла́дку: де́лать оши́бки гораздо веселе́е, чем отла́живать их. Most programmers hate debugging; causing errors is much more fun than debugging them.
- Большинство́ э́тих продуктов оте́чественного произво́дства. Most of these products are domestic.
- Э́тому правилу сле́дуют в большинстве́ домо́в. This tradition is followed in most households.
Declension
This noun exists in singular form only
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | большинство́ | - |
gen. genitive | большинства́ | - |
dat. dative | большинству́ | - |
acc. accusative | большинство́ | - |
inst. instrumental | большинство́м | - |
prep. prepositional | большинстве́ | - |
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ericqaz11 edited translation 1 year ago