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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
daily used word

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine 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 са́мом де́ле actually

Examples

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Мне бы́ло девять лет, когда я спроси́л ма́му, существу́ет ли Санта на самом де́ле. I was nine years old when I asked my mom if Santa Claus really existed.
На самом де́ле он не был в Америке. He hasn't actually been to America.
Он солга́л об э́том де́ле. He lied about the matter.
Двое докторо́в говори́ли о дела́х и свое́й рабо́те. Two doctors were talking shop.
На самом де́ле я не чита́ю газе́т. I don't really read newspapers.
Дава́йте присту́пим к де́лу. Let's get down to business.
Ты спец в э́том де́ле. You are a guru at this.
Суди́ по дела́м его, а не по ви́ду его. Judge him by what he does, not by his appearance.
Занима́йся свои́м со́бственным де́лом. Do your own work.
Я в самом де́ле уста́л от жи́зни. I'm really sick of life.

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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