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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).
very often used word (#232)
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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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- Зачем ты был там? Why were you there?
- 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.
- Зачем вам э́ти де́ньги? Why do you need this money?
- «Зачем Вы лети́те в Япо́нию?» — «Чтобы уча́ствовать в конфере́нции в То́кио». Why are you going to Japan? "To attend a conference in Tokyo."
- Зачем ограни́чивать себя только одной? Why limit yourself to just one?
- Зачем тебе солнцезащитные очки в тако́м темном ме́сте? What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
- Зачем она здесь? Why is she here?
- 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 нужны́ друзья́? What are friends for?
- Зачем ты откры́л коробку? Why did you open the box?
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