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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, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#1202)
somewhat often used word (#1202)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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inhabitant
Also: resident, dweller
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- Дереве́нские жи́тели танцу́ют вокруг ма́йского де́рева. The villagers are dancing around the Maypole.
- Така́я мане́ра ре́чи характерна для жи́телей э́той части страны. That way of speaking is peculiar to people in this part of the country.
- Сколько ни в чём не пови́нных ми́рных жи́телей бы́ло убито в Хироси́ме и Нагаса́ки? How many innocent civilians were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
- Уби́йство неви́нных жи́телей дере́вни бы́ло приказано злым дикта́тором. The killing of the innocent villagers was ordered by the evil dictator.
- Все жи́тели дере́вни пошли́ в горы, чтобы иска́ть пропавшего кота́. All the villagers went into the mountains to look for a missing cat.
- Семьдесят проце́нтов жи́телей Великобрита́нии не мо́гут говори́ть на иностра́нном языке́. Seventy percent of people in the UK cannot speak a second language.
- Я городско́й жи́тель. I'm a city dweller.
- Жи́тели азиа́тских стран едя́т много ри́са. Asians eat a lot of rice.
- Жи́тели э́того города - глубоко религио́зные и патриоти́чные лю́ди. The residents of this town are deeply religious and patriotic people.
- Том стал жи́телем Япо́нии. Tom became a Japanese citizen.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | жи́тель | жи́тели |
| gen. genitive | жи́теля | жи́телей |
| dat. dative | жи́телю | жи́телям |
| acc. accusative | жи́теля | жи́телей |
| inst. instrumental | жи́телем | жи́телями |
| prep. prepositional | жи́теле | жи́телях |
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