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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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- Он сиде́л и чита́л, а его жена́ занима́лась шитьем у ками́на. He sat reading, with his wife sewing by the fire.
- Я люблю́ свою́ жену́. I love my wife.
- Пожалуйста, переда́йте приве́т вашей жене́. Please say hello to your wife.
- Предста́вь, что у тебя есть жена́. Imagine that you have a wife.
- Моя́ жена́ вздро́гнула, увидев одногла́зого кота́. My wife shuddered at the sight of a one-eyed cat.
- Моя́ жена́ никогда не хоте́ла име́ть дете́й. My wife never wanted to have kids.
- Я ду́маю, что моя́ жена́ - образцо́вая домохозя́йка. I think that my mother is the perfect housewife.
- Моя́ жена́ — вегетариа́нка. My wife is a vegetarian.
- Мужчи́на реши́л подожда́ть на ста́нции, пока не придёт его жена́. The man decided to wait at the station until his wife came.
- 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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