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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)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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Translation
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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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1.
wife
Also: woman
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Examples
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- 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.
- Моя́ жена́ — врач. My wife is a doctor.
- Как твоя́ жена́? How's your wife?
- Я бы хоте́л предста́вить Вас свое́й жене́. I'd like to introduce you to my wife.
- Разреши́те мне предста́вить вам мою жену́. Let me introduce you to my wife.
- Если бы вы бы́ли мое́й жено́й, я бы пове́сился. If you were my wife, I'd hang myself.
- Моя́ жена́ ненави́дит ко́шек. My wife hates cats.
- Я хочу́ спать с твое́й жено́й. I want to sleep with your wife.
- Предста́вь, что у тебя есть жена́. Imagine that you have a wife.
- Граби́тели прони́кли в нашу кварти́ру и укра́ли шу́бу мое́й жены́. Burglars broke into our apartment and stole my wife's fur coat.
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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