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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 (#153)
very often used word (#153)
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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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woman
Also: women, womanfolk, womankind
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- Я же́нщина. I'm a woman.
- Же́нщина ест апельси́н. The woman eats an orange.
- Я скажу́ же́нщине то, что зна́ю. I will tell the woman what I know.
- У бе́дной пожило́й же́нщины снова укра́ли её су́мку. The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
- Если бы же́нщины зна́ли, как мы по ним скуча́ем, они бы раньше уходи́ли. If women knew how much we miss them, they would leave sooner.
- Вор вы́хватил у же́нщины су́мочку и рвану́л наутёк. The thief snatched the woman's handbag and took to his heels.
- Бы́вшие поп-звёзды к соро́ка годам стано́вятся обы́чными ста́рыми же́нщинами. Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.
- У него была́ голова́ же́нщины, те́ло льва, кры́лья пти́цы и хвост змеи. It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
- Они освободи́ли в по́езде ме́сто для пожило́й же́нщины. They made room for the old lady on the train.
- Сандра вы́росла краси́вой же́нщиной. Sandra has grown up to be a beautiful woman.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | же́нщина | же́нщины |
| gen. genitive | же́нщины | же́нщин |
| dat. dative | же́нщине | же́нщинам |
| acc. accusative | же́нщину | же́нщин |
| inst. instrumental |
же́нщиной же́нщиною |
же́нщинами |
| prep. prepositional | же́нщине | же́нщинах |
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