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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
often used word (#487)
often used word (#487)
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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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1.
head
Also: chief, cupola, chapter
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Examples
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- Кни́га состои́т из тридцати глав. The book consists of thirty chapters.
- Кто стоит во главе́? Who is acting as head?
- Том глава́ семьи. Tom is the man of the house.
- Я прочёл только пе́рвые три главы. I only read the first three chapters.
- В кни́ге нет второй, пятой и трина́дцатой главы. The book is missing the 2nd, 5th, and 13th chapters.
- Респу́блика — э́то госуда́рство во главе́ с президе́нтом вместо короля́ или короле́вы. A republic is a state with a president at its head instead of a king or queen.
- Престу́пником а́втор назнача́ет персона́жа, кото́рый ни с того́ ни с сего появля́ется в после́дней главе́ э́той кни́ги. The author pins the crime on a character who pops up in the last chapter of this book.
- Сде́лайте все упражне́ния, помещённые в конце́ э́той главы. Do all the exercises at the end of the chapter.
- Респу́блика - э́то госуда́рство, во главе́ кото́рого стоит не царь или цари́ца, а президе́нт. A republic is a nation whose head is not a king or queen, but a president.
- Ты мо́жешь пропусти́ть после́днюю главу́ кни́ги. You can omit the last chapter of the book.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | глава́ | гла́вы |
| gen. genitive | главы́ | гла́в |
| dat. dative | главе́ | гла́вам |
| acc. accusative | главу́ | гла́вы |
| inst. instrumental |
главо́й главо́ю |
гла́вами |
| prep. prepositional | главе́ | гла́вах |
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