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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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- 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.
- Мы очень наде́емся, что не начнётся еще одна война́. We really hope another war will not break out.
- Он был ра́нен на войне́. He was wounded in the war.
- Мир воцари́лся через три года войны. Peace has returned after three years 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.
- Война́ не неизбе́жна. The war is not inevitable.
- Война́ не явля́ется неизбе́жностью. The war is not inevitable.
- Холо́дная война́ начала́сь после Второй мирово́й войны. The Cold War began after the Second World War.
- Лю́ди боя́тся войны. The people fear war.
- Они снабжа́ли жертв войны едо́й. They supplied the war victims with food.
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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