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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)
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majority
Also: most people
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- Большинство́ смешны́х исто́рий основано на коми́ческих ситуа́циях. Most funny stories are based on comic situations.
- Большинство́ люде́й лю́бит ле́то, но мне зима́ нра́вится намного больше. Most people like summer, but as for me, I like winter much better.
- Большинство́ америка́нцев одобря́ют де́йствия Кулиджа. Most Americans approved of what Coolidge did.
- Если бы ей только помога́л муж, большинство́ дома́шних пробле́м исче́зло бы. If only her husband helped her, most of her problems at home would disappear.
- Большинство́ компа́ний име́ют свои́ со́бственные профсою́зы. Most companies have their own labor unions.
- Большинство́ рабо́тников состоя́т в профсою́зах. Most workers belong to unions.
- Протеста́нты бы́ли в большинстве́. Protestants were in the majority.
- Так ду́мает большинство́ люде́й. Most people think so.
- Большинство́ ученико́в не лю́бят исто́рию. A majority of students dislike history.
- В большинстве́ слу́чаев мы бы́ли вы́нуждены уступи́ть их тре́бованиям. In most cases we had to give in to their demands.
Declension
This noun exists in singular form only
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | большинство́ | - |
| gen. genitive | большинства́ | - |
| dat. dative | большинству́ | - |
| acc. accusative | большинство́ | - |
| inst. instrumental | большинство́м | - |
| prep. prepositional | большинстве́ | - |
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