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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 (#78)
very often used word (#78)
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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: mind, brains, chief, master
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Examples
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- Переста́нь пря́тать го́лову в песо́к. Stop hiding your head in the sand.
- Он положи́л го́лову на поду́шку. He laid his head on the pillow.
- Э́та девчонка как креве́тка: мне всё в ней нра́вится, кроме головы. This chick is like a shrimp: I like everything about her but her head.
- Том пересчита́л голово́й все ступе́ни. Tom took a header down the stairs.
- Ры́ба гниёт с головы. A fish rots from the head down.
- Если происхо́дит столкнове́ние между кни́гой и голово́й, сопровождаемое зву́ком пустотности - всегда ли подо́бный звук исхо́дит от кни́ги? When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?
- Когда я стоя́л на голове́, у меня заломи́ло ше́ю. My neck snapped when I did a headstand.
- Его отве́том бы́ло уда́рить меня по голове́. His answer was to strike me on the head.
- Мне в го́лову пришла́ дура́цкая иде́я. A foolish idea came into my mind.
- Не моро́чь мне го́лову! Don't pull my leg!
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | голова́ | го́ловы |
| gen. genitive | головы́ | голо́в |
| dat. dative | голове́ | голова́м |
| acc. accusative | го́лову | го́ловы |
| inst. instrumental | голово́й | голова́ми |
| prep. prepositional | голове́ | голова́х |
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anonymous edited declension 4 years ago
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