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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

де́ло

noun, neuter, inanimate
very often used word (#56)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Translation

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business
Info: дело в том, что The fact is that

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matter

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Expressions

на самом деле actually

Examples

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Жизнь — то, что с тобой случа́ется, пока ты за́нят други́ми дела́ми. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Суди́ по дела́м его, а не по ви́ду его. Judge him by what he does, not by his appearance.
Могу́ я поговори́ть с тобой об э́том де́ле наедине? May I talk with you in private about the matter?
Мо́гут ли компью́теры на самом де́ле переводи́ть литерату́рные те́ксты? Can computers actually translate literary works?
Все очень удиви́лись, обнаружив, что рабы́ня на самом де́ле была́ принце́ссой. Everyone was very surprised to discover that the slave girl was in reality a princess.
Дава́йте присту́пим к де́лу. Let's get down to business.
Я здесь по дела́м. I'm here on business.
На самом де́ле я смея́лся до слёз над эпизо́дом 21. Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
В э́том де́ле, если у вас будет угрю́мое лицо́, к вам не приду́т покупа́тели. In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
Занима́йся свои́ми со́бственными дела́ми. Mind your own business.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	де́ло	дела́
gen. genitive	де́ла	де́л
dat. dative	де́лу	дела́м
acc. accusative	де́ло	дела́
inst. instrumental	де́лом	дела́ми
prep. prepositional	де́ле	дела́х