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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, female, animate
very often used word (#197)
very often used word (#197)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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wife
Also: woman
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- Жена́ Тима настоя́ла, чтобы он взял ее в Пари́ж. Tim's wife insisted on his taking her to Paris.
- Я люблю́ свою́ жену́. I love my wife.
- Он говори́т, что всегда был ве́рен свое́й жене́. He says he has always been true to his wife.
- Он стара́лся сде́лать жену́ счастли́вой, но не мог. He tried to make his wife happy, but he couldn't.
- Если бы вы бы́ли мое́й жено́й, я бы пове́сился. If you were my wife, I'd hang myself.
- Разреши́те мне предста́вить вам мою жену́. Let me introduce you to my wife.
- Как бы Вы чу́вствовали себя, если бы Ваша жена́ ушла́ от Вас? How would you feel if your wife left you?
- Пожалуйста, переда́йте приве́т вашей жене́. Please say hello to your wife.
- Его жена́ - францу́женка. His wife is a Frenchwoman.
- На пло́щади Ры́нок есть четыре фонта́на со ста́туями Нептуна, его жены́ Амфитриты, Дианы и Адониса. There are four fountains with statues of Neptune, his wife Amphitrite, Diana and Adonis in the Market Square.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | жена́ | жёны |
| gen. genitive | жены́ | жён |
| dat. dative | жене́ | жёнам |
| acc. accusative | жену́ | жён |
| inst. instrumental |
жено́й жено́ю |
жёнами |
| prep. prepositional | жене́ | жёнах |
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