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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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- Дух бодр, плоть же не́мощна. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Том перевел дух. Tom caught his breath.
- Я люблю́ "пищу ду́ха". I love soul food.
- Я сего́дня не в ду́хе. I'm in low spirits today.
- Сего́дня я немного не в ду́хе. I am a little out of sorts today.
- Его слова разбуди́ли мой соревнова́тельный дух. His words aroused my competitive spirit.
- Том счита́ет, что его компью́тер одержим злым ду́хом. Tom thinks that his computer is possessed by an evil spirit.
- Том воспря́нет ду́хом. Tom will perk up.
- В здоро́вом те́ле здоро́вый дух. A sound mind in a sound body.
- Он не тот челове́к, кото́рый па́дает ду́хом при пе́рвой неуда́че. He is not man to lose heart at a single failure.
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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