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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
somewhat often used word (#1034)
somewhat often used word (#1034)
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childhood
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- Все они бы́ли друзья́ми в де́тстве. They were all friends as children.
- Э́та фотогра́фия напомина́ет мне о де́тстве. This photograph reminds me of my childhood.
- В э́той дере́вне прошло́ моё де́тство. This is the village where I spent my childhood.
- У меня бы́ло счастли́вое де́тство. I had a happy childhood.
- Гиаци́нты и только что скошенная трава́ напомина́ют мне о де́тстве. Hyacinths and fresh-cut grass remind me of my childhood.
- С каки́м цве́том у вас ассоции́руется ваше де́тство? What colour do you associate with your childhood?
- Том знал Мэри с де́тства. Tom has known Mary ever since they were children.
- В де́тстве Боб жил в Бостоне. As a child, Bob lived in Boston.
- Я не припо́мню, чтобы в де́тстве я мечта́л стать пожа́рным или игроко́м бейсбольной кома́нды. I don't recall ever wanting to be a fireman or a baseball player as a youth.
- В де́тстве я ду́мал, что хочу́ стать врачо́м. When I was a boy, I thought that I wanted to be a doctor.
Declension
This noun exists in singular form only
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | де́тство | - |
| gen. genitive | де́тства | - |
| dat. dative | де́тству | - |
| acc. accusative | де́тство | - |
| inst. instrumental | де́тством | - |
| prep. prepositional | де́тстве | - |
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