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борьба́

noun, female, inanimate
often used word (#720)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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struggle

Also: fight, conflict, combat

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wrestling
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Борьба́ продолжа́лась недолго. The fight didn't last long.
Когда я вошёл в ча́йную ко́мнату, там бы́ло двое молоды́х люде́й, смотревших по телеви́зору борьбу́. As I entered a tearoom, I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.
Временные ме́ры не окажут никако́го эффе́кта в борьбе́ с наркоти́ческой зави́симостью. Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.
Му́зыка — хоро́ший спо́соб борьбы́ с тишино́й. Music is a good way to fight silence.
Ме́стное населе́ние помога́ет в борьбе́ с лесны́ми пожа́рами. The local population helps fight forest fires.
Мэри тихо ушла́ из жи́зни на выходны́х, после до́лгой борьбы́ со свои́м неду́гом. Mary passed away peacefully at the weekend, after a long battle with ill health.
25 апре́ля - всеми́рный день борьбы́ против маляри́и. April 25th is World Malaria Day.
Президе́нт призва́л наро́д объедини́ться в борьбе́ с бе́дностью и боле́знью. The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
Э́то борьба́ всех против всех. It's a fight of all against all.
Исто́рия его му́жественной борьбы́ сильно нас впечатлила. The story of his brave struggle affected us deeply.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

This noun exists in singular form only

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	борьба́	-
gen. genitive	борьбы́	-
dat. dative	борьбе́	-
acc. accusative	борьбу́	-
inst. instrumental	борьбо́й борьбо́ю	-
prep. prepositional	борьбе́	-