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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).
very often used word (#28)
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Usage Info
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A verbal particle used to render conditional and subjunctive patterns. The particle "бы" may come before or after the verb it is targeting.
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- Если бы я знал её а́дрес, я бы написа́л ей письмо́. If I knew her address, I would write her a letter.
- Не могли́ бы Вы посове́товать мне хоро́ший фотоаппара́т? Can you recommend me a good camera?
- Если бы я у́мер, кто бы стал забо́титься о мои́х де́тях? Were I to die, who would look after my children?
- Если бы не мой сове́т, ты бы потерпе́л неуда́чу. If not for my advice, you would have failed.
- Не могли́ бы Вы мне сказа́ть, как дойти́ до вокза́ла? Could you please tell me how to get to the station?
- Како́й бы язы́к ты ни учи́л, без словаря́ ты не обойдёшься. Whatever language you study, you cannot do without a dictionary.
- Мно́гие бы ухвати́лись за возмо́жность жить в Нью-Йорке. Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
- Если бы я знал её а́дрес, я бы написа́л ей письмо́. If I knew her address, I would write her a letter.
- Без тебя моя́ жизнь была́ бы бессмы́сленна. My life would be meaningless without you.
- Если бы я хоте́л напуга́ть тебя, я бы рассказа́л тебе, что мне сни́лось не́сколько неде́ль назад. If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.
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