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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, feminine, animate
daily used word (top 200)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
wife
Also: woman
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- Он стара́лся сде́лать жену́ счастли́вой, но не мог. He tried to make his wife happy, but he couldn't.
- По пра́вде сказа́ть, они не муж и жена́. To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.
- Она чуде́сная жена́. She is a wonderful wife.
- Мэри - жена́ Тома. Mary is Tom's wife.
- Моя́ жена́ — врач. My wife is a doctor.
- Моя́ жена́ вздро́гнула, увидев одногла́зого кота́. My wife shuddered at the sight of a one-eyed cat.
- Они оскорби́ли его и его жену́. They insulted him and his wife.
- Моя́ жена́ - китая́нка. My wife is Chinese.
- У хоро́шего му́жа и жена́ хороша́. A good husband makes a good wife.
- Фреда очень беспоко́или приди́рки его жены́. Fred was very troubled by his wife's nagging.
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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