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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).
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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.
begin to speak
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- Том не реши́лся заговори́ть с Машей. Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
- Том тотчас заговори́л. Tom immediately began talking.
- Он много раз пыта́лся с ней заговори́ть. He tried to talk to her time and time again.
- Я заговори́л с ребёнком на у́лице, но он в конце́ убежа́л. I spoke to a child on the street, but he ended up running away.
- Пожило́й учи́тель заговори́л об уже далёких ста́рых до́брых времена́х. The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
- Во сколько Том заговори́л? How old was Tom when he started talking?
- Когда твой ребёнок заговори́л? When did your baby start talking?
- Том заговори́л пе́рвым. Tom spoke first.
- Он был готов заговори́ть. He was about to speak.
- Осторожнее с ней. Её ору́жие - её язы́к. Если она захо́чет, то заговори́т тебя до сме́рти. Watch out for her. Her weapon is language - if she wants to, she'll talk you to death.
Imperative
| singular | заговори́ |
|---|---|
| plural | заговори́те |
Past
| male | заговори́л |
|---|---|
| female | заговори́ла |
| neuter | заговори́ло |
| plural | заговори́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заговорю́ |
| ты | - | заговори́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заговори́т |
| мы | - | заговори́м |
| вы | - | заговори́те |
| они́ | - | заговоря́т |
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