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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, male, animate
often used word (#864)
often used word (#864)
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fool
Also: idiot
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- Мир полон дурако́в. The world is full of fools.
- Я ду́маю, он дура́к. I think him a fool.
- Мой брат — дура́к. My brother is an idiot.
- Нет бо́льшего дурака́, чем ста́рый дура́к. There's no fool like an old fool.
- Ты ду́маешь, что я дура́к? Do you think I'm stupid?
- Не бу́дьте таки́м дурако́м. Don't be such a fool.
- Он, так сказа́ть, "у́мный дура́к". He is a wise fool, so to speak.
- Ты меня за дурака́ принима́ешь? Are you trying to make a fool of me?
- Он не тако́й дура́к, как ты ду́маешь. He is not such a fool as you assumed him to be.
- Ты тако́й дура́к! You are such an idiot!
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | дура́к | дураки́ |
| gen. genitive | дурака́ | дурако́в |
| dat. dative | дураку́ | дурака́м |
| acc. accusative | дурака́ | дурако́в |
| inst. instrumental | дурако́м | дурака́ми |
| prep. prepositional | дураке́ | дурака́х |
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