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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).
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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- Хо́чешь ми́ра - гото́вься к войне́. If you want peace, prepare for war.
- Все студе́нты бы́ли против войны. All students were against war.
- Смерть короля́ ста́ла причи́ной войны. The death of the king brought about a war.
- Война́ дли́лась почти десять лет. The war lasted nearly ten years.
- Что вы ду́маете о войне́? What do you think of war?
- Прошло́ почти 50 лет с тех пор, как зако́нчилась Втора́я мировая война́. It has been almost 50 years since World War II ended.
- В докуме́нте сказано, что война́ начала́сь в 1700 г. The document records that the war broke out in 1700.
- Во вре́мя войны им пришло́сь много пережи́ть. They suffered a lot during the war years.
- Ты за или против войны? Are you for the war or against it?
- Война́ не неизбе́жна. The war is not inevitable.
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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