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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
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wife
Also: woman
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- Мужчи́на реши́л подожда́ть на ста́нции, пока не придёт его жена́. The man decided to wait at the station until his wife came.
- Он сказа́л свое́й жене́ не де́лать неожи́данных поку́пок. He told his wife not to buy on impulse.
- Его жена́ — наш преподава́тель италья́нского. His wife is our Italian teacher.
- Моя́ жена́ — врач. My wife is a doctor.
- Моя́ жена́ очень лю́бит я́блочный пиро́г. My wife likes apple pie a lot.
- Предста́вь, что у тебя есть жена́. Imagine that you have a wife.
- Тед лю́бит свою́ жену́ Элизабет. Ted loves his wife Elizabeth.
- У меня есть друг, чья жена́ пиани́стка. I have a friend whose wife is a pianist.
- Жена́ Тома бере́менна вторы́м ребёнком. Tom's wife is pregnant with their second child.
- Он горд тем, что его жена́ хоро́ший по́вар. He is proud that his wife is a good cook.
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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