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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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- Я никогда не ве́рил в войны. I have never believed in wars.
- Во вре́мя войны он служи́л в а́рмии. During the war, he served in the army.
- Что вы ду́маете о войне́? What do you think of war?
- Мой дед был уби́т во Второй мирово́й войне́. My grandfather was killed in World War II.
- Война́ дли́лась два года. The war lasted two years.
- Они, так сказа́ть, явля́ются же́ртвами войны. They are, as it were, victims of the war.
- Во вре́мя войны им пришло́сь много пережи́ть. They suffered a lot during the war years.
- «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.
- А́нглия однажды была́ разрываема гражда́нской войно́й. England was once torn by civil war.
- В то вре́мя Брита́ния не подгото́вилась к войне́. Britain was not geared up for war then.
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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