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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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- Его жена́ родила́ близнецо́в. His wife gave birth to twins.
- Предста́вь, что у тебя есть жена́. Imagine that you have a wife.
- У меня есть друг, чья жена́ пиани́стка. I have a friend whose wife is a pianist.
- У Тома краси́вая жена́. Tom has a beautiful wife.
- Я хочу́ спать с твое́й жено́й. I want to sleep with your wife.
- Он всегда да́рит пода́рки свое́й жене́. He is always giving presents to his wife.
- Жена́ вашего сы́на - неве́стка. The wife of your son is your daughter-in-law.
- Я за́нял де́ньги не только у Тома, но и у его жены́. I not only borrowed money from Tom, but also from his wife.
- Они оскорби́ли его и его жену́. They insulted him and his wife.
- Разреши́те мне предста́вить вам мою жену́. Let me introduce you to my wife.
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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