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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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- Прошло́ почти 50 лет с тех пор, как зако́нчилась Втора́я мировая война́. It has been almost 50 years since World War II ended.
- Во вре́мя Второй Мирово́й Войны он был генера́лом. He was a general in the Second World War.
- Во вре́мя войны им пришло́сь много пережи́ть. They suffered a lot during the war years.
- Война́ дли́лась два года. The war lasted two years.
- В любви́ и на войне́ все сре́дства хороши́. All is fair in love and war.
- Он потеря́л двух сынове́й на войне́. He lost two sons in the war.
- Во вре́мя войны он служи́л в а́рмии. During the war, he served in the army.
- Мир воцари́лся через три года войны. Peace has returned after three years of war.
- Все цивилизо́ванные страны против войны. All civilized countries are against 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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