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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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head
Also: chief, cupola, chapter
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Examples
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- Я прочёл только пе́рвые три главы. I only read the first three chapters.
- Том за́нял ме́сто во главе́ стола́. Tom took his place at head of the table.
- Э́то я глава́ э́той семьи. It is I who am head of this family.
- Мы рассмо́трим э́ту пробле́му в тре́тьей главе́. We'll deal with this problem in Chapter 3.
- Адвока́ты пе́рвой инста́нции не смогли́ проби́ться через та́ктику блокирования главы ма́фии. The trial lawyers couldn't get past the Mafia leader's stonewalling tactics.
- Кто стоит во главе́? Who is acting as head?
- Пропусти́ ску́чные главы. Skip the boring chapters.
- Я прочёл только четыре пе́рвых главы. I only read the first four chapters.
- Я прочла́ только пе́рвые три главы. I've read only the first three chapters.
- 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.
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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