often used word (#334)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
brother
Also: my boy
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Она влюби́лась в бра́та свое́й подру́ги. She fell in love with her friend's brother.
- Мой брат — дура́к. My brother is an idiot.
- Джону столько же лет, сколько и моему́ бра́ту. John is as old as my brother.
- Мой брат хо́чет когда-нибудь полете́ть на Луну́. My brother wants to go to the moon some day.
- Мой двою́родный брат рабо́тает в магази́не недалеко́ от нашего дома. My cousin works in a shop near our home.
- У меня есть ста́рший брат и мла́дшая сестра́. I have an older brother and a younger sister.
- Хочу́ вам предста́вить моего́ бра́та Тома. I'd like you to meet my brother, Tom.
- У меня есть брат. I have a brother.
- Фред заста́вил своего́ мла́дшего бра́та покра́сить забо́р. Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
- Мой оте́ц и мой брат рабо́тают на э́той фа́брике. My father and my brother work in this factory.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | брат | бра́тья |
| gen. genitive | бра́та | бра́тьев |
| dat. dative | бра́ту | бра́тьям |
| acc. accusative | бра́та | бра́тьев |
| inst. instrumental | бра́том | бра́тьями |
| prep. prepositional | бра́те | бра́тьях |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
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