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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, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1350)
somewhat often used word (#1350)
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sacrifice
Also: offering, victim
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- Они снабжа́ли жертв войны едо́й. They supplied the war victims with food.
- Э́та компа́ния - же́ртва своего́ со́бственного успе́ха. This company is a victim of its own success.
- Том извини́лся пе́ред се́мьями жертв взры́ва на заво́де. Tom apologized to the families of the victims for the explosion at the factory.
- Не будь же́ртвой. Don't be a victim.
- Оле́нь пал же́ртвой льва. The deer fell a prey to the lion.
- Если ты прислу́шиваешься только к свиде́тельствам же́ртвы, то не смо́жешь поня́ть всей карти́ны происше́ствия. If you only listen to the testimony of the victim you can't understand the full story of the incident.
- Взло́мщик напра́вил своё ору́жие на же́ртву. The burglar pointed his gun at the victim.
- Она не же́ртва. She is not the victim.
- Возьми́ еди́нственного сы́на твоего́, кото́рого ты лю́бишь, Исаака; и пойди́ в зе́млю Мориа и там принеси́ его в же́ртву на одной из гор. Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains.
- Ле́ди Га́га вы́делила Кра́сному Кресту́ один миллио́н до́лларов для по́мощи же́ртвам урага́на "Сэнди". Lady Gaga gave $1 million to the Red Cross to help the victims of hurricane Sandy.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | же́ртва | же́ртвы |
| gen. genitive | же́ртвы | же́ртв |
| dat. dative | же́ртве | же́ртвам |
| acc. accusative | же́ртву | же́ртвы |
| inst. instrumental |
же́ртвой же́ртвою |
же́ртвами |
| prep. prepositional | же́ртве | же́ртвах |
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