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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 — наш преподава́тель италья́нского. His wife is our Italian teacher.
- Его жена́ - францу́женка. His wife is a Frenchwoman.
- Как бы Вы чу́вствовали себя, если бы Ваша жена́ ушла́ от Вас? How would you feel if your wife left you?
- Они оскорби́ли его и его жену́. They insulted him and his wife.
- Как твоя́ жена́? How's your wife?
- Я бы хоте́л предста́вить Вас свое́й жене́. I'd like to introduce you to my wife.
- Моя́ жена́ — врач. My wife is a doctor.
- Моя́ жена́ тра́тит де́ньги, как будто я са́мый бога́тый челове́к в го́роде. My wife spends money as if I were the richest man in town.
- Моя́ жена́ вздро́гнула, увидев одногла́зого кота́. My wife shuddered at the sight of a one-eyed cat.
- Семидесятиле́тний мужчи́на держа́л свою́ двадцатиле́тнюю жену́ всё вре́мя дома — он вёл себя как соба́ка на се́не. The seventy-year-old man kept his twenty-year-old wife at home all the time; he had a dog-in-the-manger attitude.
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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