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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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- Мно́гие из жертв или сгоре́ли, или у́мерли от уду́шья. Many of the victims either burnt to death or suffocated.
- Не вини же́ртву. Don't blame the victim.
- Он(а) не мо́жет быть же́ртвой сексуа́льного домога́тельства со стороны себя самого(-ой)... Пока что. Ze can't be a victim of sexual harassment against hirself...for now.
- Я зна́ю, что ты был же́ртвой раси́зма в ра́ннем во́зрасте. I know that you were a victim of racism when you were a kid.
- За проше́дшие две неде́ли двое молоды́х люде́й пали же́ртвой тигро́вых аку́л на пля́жах Австра́лии. Two young men have been killed by tiger sharks on Australian beaches in the past two weeks.
- Том был же́ртвой попы́тки вымога́тельства. Tom was the victim of an extortion attempt.
- Же́ртвы бы́ли неизбе́жны. Casualties were inevitable.
- Том был не еди́нственной же́ртвой. Tom wasn't the only victim.
- Тогда он взял свой меч и связа́л своего́ сы́на, чтобы принести́ его в же́ртву по ста́рому обы́чаю. He then bound his son, and took up his sword, in order to sacrifice him in the ancient manner.
- 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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