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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).

взять

verb, perfective
Partner брать, взима́ть, взымать
very often used word (#122)

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take

Also: hire

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Он взял за правило, читая газе́ту, ознакомляться с фина́нсовым разде́лом. He makes it a rule to go over the financial section every time he reads the paper.
Почему ты не взял его, прежде чем мы ушли́? Why didn't you get one before we left?
Где я могу́ взять телефо́нную ка́рточку? Where can I get a telephone card?
Если пойдешь в кино́, возьми́ с собой свою́ сестру́. If you go to the movies, take your sister with you.
Он по оши́бке взял не ту шля́пу. He picked up the wrong hat by mistake.
Он взял за правило чита́ть по десять страни́ц в день. He made a point of reading ten pages every day.
Он предложи́л мне взять её туда. He suggested to me that I should take her there.
Он взял хоро́шую ка́меру. He has got a good camera.
Возьми́ э́ти его рису́нки домой, а потом расскажи́, что ду́маешь о них. Take home these paintings of his and tell me what you think of them.
Был дождь и поэтому я взял такси́. I took a taxi because it was raining.