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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).

дива́н

noun, male, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1392)

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):

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sofa

Also: couch, settee

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divan

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Том спит на дива́не. Tom is sleeping on the couch.
Том сиди́т на дива́не. Tom is sitting on the couch.
Я сиде́л на дива́не в полусне́. I was sitting on the couch half asleep.
Сего́дня я посплю́ на дива́не. Today, I'll sleep on the couch.
Дива́н занима́ет слишком много места. The sofa takes up too much room.
Ма́льчик попыта́лся подви́нуть тяжелый дива́н. The boy tried moving the heavy sofa.
Сего́дня я буду спать на дива́не. Today, I'll sleep on the couch.
Он на дива́не. It's on the sofa.
Сидя на дива́не, немно́гого дости́гнешь. Sitting on a couch, you won't achieve a lot.
Можно мне спать на дива́не? May I sleep on the couch?

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	дива́н	дива́ны
gen. genitive	дива́на	дива́нов
dat. dative	дива́ну	дива́нам
acc. accusative	дива́н	дива́ны
inst. instrumental	дива́ном	дива́нами
prep. prepositional	дива́не	дива́нах