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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 (#2415)
somewhat often used word (#2415)
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hare
Also: hare fur, stowaway, gate-crasher
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- В лесу́ я уви́дел за́йца. I saw a hare in the forest.
- Почему за́яц явля́ется си́мволом Па́схи? Why is the rabbit a symbol for Easter?
- Уби́ть двух за́йцев одним вы́стрелом. Kill two birds with one stone.
- Все за́йцы — козлы! All piggybackers are pigs!
- Вы́шел за́яц на крыльцо́ почеса́ть своё яйцо́. Су́нул ла́пу - нет яйца! Так и гро́хнулся с крыльца. The hare went out to the porch to scratch his balls. He thrust his paw - no balls there! Thus he fell down from the porch.
- Нелегко пойма́ть за́йца го́лыми рука́ми. It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
- Так я одним вы́стрелом двух за́йцев убива́ю. That way I kill two birds with one stone.
- За́яц спря́тался за де́ревом. The hare hid behind the tree.
- За двумя за́йцами побежи́шь — ни одного не пойма́ешь. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
- Я ви́дел во́лка, лису и за́йца. I saw a wolf, a fox and a rabbit.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | за́яц | за́йцы |
| gen. genitive | за́йца | за́йцев |
| dat. dative | за́йцу | за́йцам |
| acc. accusative | за́йца | за́йцев |
| inst. instrumental | за́йцем | за́йцами |
| prep. prepositional | за́йце | за́йцах |
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