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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, male, animate
often used word (#334)
often used word (#334)
Noun basics
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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brother
Also: my boy
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Examples
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- Хочу́ вам предста́вить моего́ бра́та Тома. I'd like you to meet my brother, Tom.
- К концу́ года Кен дорастёт до оде́жды его бра́та. Ken will grow into his brother's clothes by the end of the year.
- Мой ста́рший брат уме́ет води́ть автомоби́ль. My older brother knows how to drive.
- Твоего́ бра́та зову́т Алексей? Is your brother's name Aleksej?
- Я делю́ кварти́ру со свои́м бра́том. I'm sharing my flat with my brother.
- У меня есть брат. I have a brother.
- У меня есть брат и сестра́; он живёт в То́кио, а она в Нагано. I have a brother and a sister. My brother lives in Tokyo and my sister lives in Nagano.
- Э́тот ма́льчик — его брат. This boy is his brother.
- Мой брат иногда помога́ет мне с дома́шней рабо́той. My brother sometimes helps me with my homework.
- Мой мла́дший брат всегда спит с плю́шевым медвежо́нком. My little brother always sleeps with his teddy bear.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | брат | бра́тья |
gen. genitive | бра́та | бра́тьев |
dat. dative | бра́ту | бра́тьям |
acc. accusative | бра́та | бра́тьев |
inst. instrumental | бра́том | бра́тьями |
prep. prepositional | бра́те | бра́тьях |
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