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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).
verb, imperfective
daily used word
daily used word
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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Examples
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- Мо́жет быть, попозже. Maybe later.
- Будь осторо́жен по доро́ге домой. Be careful on your way back home.
- На сле́дующей неде́ле мо́гут быть заморозки. It may freeze next week.
- Он был вдов, но через год после сва́дьбы сы́на не вы́держал и сам жени́лся. He was a widower, but a year after his son's wedding, he could not hold it any longer and also got married.
- Не́бо бы́ло усеяно звёздами. The sky was filled with stars.
- Тогда она была́ гораздо краси́вее, чем сейчас. She was then more beautiful than she is now.
- Лю́дям надо быть оживлённее, представляя свою́ рабо́ту. People need to be more lively when presenting their work.
- Я не хочу́ быть эгоисти́чным. I don't intend to be selfish.
- Я не хочу́ быть жа́лким, я хочу́ быть круты́м!! I don't want to be lame, I want to be cool!!
- Вчера́ был четве́рг. Yesterday was Thursday.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | есть | бу́ду быть |
| ты | есть | бу́дешь быть |
| он/она́/оно́ | есть | бу́дет быть |
| мы | есть | бу́дем быть |
| вы | есть | бу́дете быть |
| они́ | есть | бу́дут быть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | бу́дь |
| вы | бу́дьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| он | бы́л |
| она́ | была́ |
| оно́ | бы́ло |
| мы/вы/они́ | бы́ли |
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Sandy edited related words 5 months ago
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josetorresanoteide edited translation 3 years ago
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anonymous edited conjugation 4 years ago
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