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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, neuter, inanimate
very often used word (#56)
very often used word (#56)
Noun basics
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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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business
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matter
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Expressions
- на са́мом де́ле actually
Examples
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- Не могу́ пове́рить, что ты на самом де́ле сде́лал что-то подо́бное. I can't believe you actually did something like that.
- Он ду́мает, что он что-то из себя представля́ет, а на самом де́ле он - никто. He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
- Он солга́л об э́том де́ле. He lied about the matter.
- Суди́ по дела́м его, а не по ви́ду его. Judge him by what he does, not by his appearance.
- Он де́лал коне́чное реше́ние в подо́бных дела́х. He made the final decision on all such matters.
- На самом де́ле, я ничего про него не зна́ю. The fact is that I don't know anything about him.
- На самом де́ле, ей вовсе не понра́вилось, но она ничего не сказа́ла. Truth be told, she didn't like it in the least, but she didn't say anything.
- Мы не мо́жем на самом де́ле его вы́бросить! We can't really throw it away!
- Жизнь — то, что с тобой случа́ется, пока ты за́нят други́ми дела́ми. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
- Занима́йся свои́ми со́бственными дела́ми. Mind your own business.
Declension
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 |
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