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noun, female, inanimate
very often used word (#174)
very often used word (#174)
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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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war
Also: warfare
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- Бернар Кушнер, кото́рый основа́л «Враче́й без грани́ц», не выступа́л против войны в Ира́ке. Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.
- «Быть всегда гото́вым к войне́, — сказа́л Ме́нтор, — са́мый ве́рный спо́соб избежа́ть её». To be always ready for war, said Mentor, is the surest way to avoid it.
- В ко́смосе все войны — холо́дные. In space, all warriors are cold warriors.
- Во вре́мя войны он служи́л в а́рмии. During the war, he served in the army.
- Мой дед был уби́т во Второй мирово́й войне́. My grandfather was killed in World War II.
- Во вре́мя войны им пришло́сь много пережи́ть. They suffered a lot during the war years.
- Япо́ния вступи́ла в сою́з с Фра́нцией незадолго до войны. Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
- Германия не хоте́ла войны с Соединёнными Шта́тами. Germany did not want war with the United States.
- В любви́ и на войне́ все сре́дства хороши́. All is fair in love and war.
- Хо́чешь ми́ра - гото́вься к войне́. If you want peace, prepare for war.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | война́ | во́йны |
| gen. genitive | войны́ | во́йн |
| dat. dative | войне́ | во́йнам |
| acc. accusative | войну́ | во́йны |
| inst. instrumental |
войно́й войно́ю |
во́йнами |
| prep. prepositional | войне́ | во́йнах |
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