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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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- Холо́дная война́ начала́сь после Второй мирово́й войны. The Cold War began after the Second World War.
- Хо́чешь ми́ра - гото́вься к войне́. If you want peace, prepare for war.
- Вы, однако же, не мо́жете сказа́ть, что цивилиза́ция не развива́ется, так как в ка́ждой но́вой войне́ вас убива́ют по-новому. You can't say that civilization doesn't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.
- «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 докуме́нте сказано, что война́ начала́сь в 1700 г. The document records that the war broke out in 1700.
- Я никогда не ве́рил в войны. I have never believed in wars.
- Мы против войны. We are against war.
- Мой дед был уби́т во Второй мирово́й войне́. My grandfather was killed in World War II.
- Мы очень наде́емся, что не начнётся еще одна война́. We really hope another war will not break out.
- Во вре́мя Второй Мирово́й Войны он был генера́лом. He was a general in the Second World 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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