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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).
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fool
Also: idiot
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- Други́ми слова́ми, ты дура́к. In other words, you're a fool.
- Дура́к всегда счита́ет, что все вокруг дураки́. A fool always believes that it is the others who are fools.
- Мы до́лжны учи́ться жить вместе как бра́тья или погиба́ть вместе как дураки́. We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
- Билл - по́лный дура́к. Bill is a complete idiot.
- Ты ду́маешь, что я дура́к? Do you think I'm stupid?
- Ну ты и дура́к! What an idiot you are!
- Если ты де́йствуешь как дура́к, ты будешь трактоваться так. If you're going to act like an idiot, then you're going to be treated as one.
- Ты дура́к? Are you stupid?
- Дура́к всегда счита́ет, что все вокруг дураки́. A fool always believes that it is the others who are fools.
- Не будь таки́м дурако́м. Don't be such a fool.
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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