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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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- Том извини́лся пе́ред се́мьями жертв взры́ва на заво́де. Tom apologized to the families of the victims for the explosion at the factory.
- Поиско́вые соба́ки обнару́жили те́ло же́ртвы. Search dogs located the victim's body.
- Он_а не мо́жет быть же́ртвой сексуа́льного домога́тельства со стороны себя само́_й... Пока что. Ze can't be a victim of sexual harassment against hirself...for now.
- Том - же́ртва ужа́сного преступле́ния. Tom is the victim of a terrible crime.
- Мно́гие из жертв или сгоре́ли, или у́мерли от уду́шья. Many of the victims either burnt to death or suffocated.
- Он же́ртва со́бственного успе́ха. He's a victim of his own success.
- Поли́ция раскро́ет и́мя же́ртвы после того́, как извести́т ближа́йших ро́дственников. The police will release the victim's name after they have notified his next of kin.
- Твоя́ же́ртва не была́ напра́сной. Your sacrifice was not in vain.
- Однажды "ча́йник" встре́тил Лизу и, отчаянно пытаясь не стать же́ртвой уби́йства, пал от свое́й со́бственной руки. A noob once met Betty and while desperately trying hard not to get killed, ended up killing himself.
- 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.
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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