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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:
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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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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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life
Also: existence
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Examples
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- Пацие́нт расста́лся с жи́знью. The patient breathed his last.
- Исто́рия — учи́тельница жи́зни. History is the teacher of life.
- Сего́дня никто не мо́жет предста́вить себе жизнь без телеви́дения. Today no one can imagine a life without television.
- Мы у́чимся не для жи́зни, а для шко́лы. We don't study for life, but for school.
- Жизнь слишком коротка́, чтобы изучи́ть неме́цкий. Life is too short to learn German.
- Сто́имость жи́зни стано́вится выше. Living costs are getting higher.
- Жизнь — то, что с тобой случа́ется, пока ты за́нят други́ми дела́ми. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
- Насколько можно бы́ло ви́деть, вокруг не бы́ло никаки́х при́знаков жи́зни. As far as the eye could reach, there was no sign of life.
- Солда́т спас своего́ дру́га цено́й со́бственной жи́зни. The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
- Она спасла́ малыша́ цено́й со́бственной жи́зни. He saved the baby at the cost of his 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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