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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, inanimate
often used word (#582)
often used word (#582)
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spirit
Also: courage, heart, breath, spectre, ghost
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- В э́той кварти́ре живёт злой дух. In this apartment lives a wicked spirit.
- По леге́нде э́ти леса́ бы́ли населены ду́хами, поэтому лю́ди избегали в них заходи́ть. According to legend, those woods used to be haunted, so people would avoid entering.
- Ты ве́ришь в ду́хов? Do you believe in spirits?
- Дух прояви́л себя. Spirit manifested itself.
- Если поте́рпишь неуда́чу, не па́дай ду́хом. Don't get discouraged if you should fail.
- У неё много увлече́ний: она гото́вит, шьёт, занима́ется садово́дством, коллекциони́рует ма́рки и всё в э́том ду́хе. She has many hobbies, cooking, knitting, gardening, collecting stamps, and so on.
- Мате́рия, ви́дите ли, исчеза́ет, остается один дух. Matter, you see, disappears, only the spirit remains.
- Же́нщины по́льзуются ду́хами, потому что проще обольстить нос, чем глаз. Women use perfume because a nose is easier to tempt than an eye.
- Том не в ду́хе. Tom is in a bad mood.
- Ко́мната была́ заполнена арома́том ду́хов. The room was pervaded with the scent of perfume.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | дух | ду́хи |
| gen. genitive |
ду́ха ду́ху |
ду́хов |
| dat. dative | ду́ху | ду́хам |
| acc. accusative | дух | ду́хи |
| inst. instrumental | ду́хом | ду́хами |
| prep. prepositional | ду́хе | ду́хах |
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