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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
very often used word (#69)
very often used word (#69)
Noun basics
Gender:
Is it living?:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
Translation
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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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1.
life
Also: existence
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Examples
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- Мы у́чимся не для жи́зни, а для шко́лы. We don't study for life, but for school.
- Я дости́г всего, чего хоте́л в жи́зни. My life is perfectly fulfilled.
- Солда́т спас своего́ дру́га цено́й со́бственной жи́зни. The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
- Он спас тонувшего ма́льчика, но лишь цено́й со́бственной жи́зни. He saved the boy from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life.
- Поте́ря до́чери отняла́ у меня во́лю к жи́зни. Losing my daughter has taken away my will to live.
- Без тебя моя́ жизнь была́ бы бессмы́сленна. My life would be meaningless without you.
- Все хотя́т жить счастли́вой жи́знью. Everybody wants to live a happy life.
- Жизнь ру́хнула без тебя. Life's a ruin without you.
- Тропи́ческие джунгли плане́ты — крити́ческие зве́нья в экологи́ческой цепо́чке жи́зни на Земле́. The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
- Жизнь как? How's life?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | жи́знь | жи́зни |
| gen. genitive | жи́зни | жи́зней |
| dat. dative | жи́зни | жи́зням |
| acc. accusative | жи́знь | жи́зни |
| inst. instrumental | жи́знью | жи́знями |
| prep. prepositional | жи́зни | жи́знях |
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anonymous edited declension 4 years ago
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