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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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- За двумя за́йцами побежи́шь — ни одного не пойма́ешь. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
- 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.
- За двумя за́йцами пого́нишься - ни одного не пойма́ешь. A person who chases two rabbits won't catch either.
- Трудно пойма́ть за́йца го́лыми рука́ми. It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
- Мне нра́вятся за́йцы. I like hares.
- Охо́тник с соба́кой охо́тился на за́йцев. A hunter hunted hares with his dog.
- Том не смог пойма́ть за́йца. Tom couldn't catch the rabbit.
- Черепа́ха обогнала́ за́йца. The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
- Я ви́дел в лесу́ за́йца. I saw a rabbit in the forest.
- Э́то убьёт двух за́йцев одним вы́стрелом. It will kill two birds with one stone.
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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