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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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what for
Also: why
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- Тот, кто зна́ет, зачем он у́чится, у́чится лу́чше. He who knows why he learns, learns better.
- Зачем ты хоте́ла меня ви́деть? Why did you want to see me?
- Вот зачем они у́чат англи́йский. That is what they study English for.
- Зачем ты купи́л цвето́к? Why did you buy a flower?
- Я не понима́ю, зачем в укра́инском алфави́те переноси́ли мя́гкий знак: на мой взгляд, бы́ло гораздо логичнее, когда он был в конце́. I don’t understand why they moved the soft sign in the Ukrainian alphabet; it seemed much more logical for me when it came at the end.
- Зачем? Why?
- Зачем ты откры́л коробку? Why did you open the box?
- Зачем ты же́нишься на же́нщине, если ты лю́бишь мужчи́н? Why would you marry a woman if you like men?
- Зачем ты совра́л? Why did you lie?
- Меланхо́лия для пси́хов и приду́рков; вот зачем ну́жен алкого́ль и же́нщины. Melancholy is for crazies and morons, that's what alcohol and women are for.
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