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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, neuter, inanimate
often used word (#968)
often used word (#968)
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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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looking-glass
Also: glass, mirror, speculum
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- Мне нра́вится твое зе́ркало. I like your mirror.
- Протри́ зе́ркало. Clean the mirror.
- Посмотри́ в зе́ркало. Look in the mirror.
- Тебе нра́вится смотре́ть на себя в зе́ркало? Do you like to look at yourself in the mirror?
- Том посмотре́лся в зе́ркало. Tom looked at himself in the mirror.
- Она посмотре́лась в зе́ркало. She looked at herself in the mirror.
- Зе́ркало отража́ет свет. A mirror reflects light.
- Разбив зе́ркальце, Роксолана встрево́жилась: она ве́рила в приметы, а разби́тое зе́ркало обеща́ло ей семь лет несча́стий. Having broken the mirror, Roksolana grew worried: she believed in omens, and a broken mirror promised her seven unhappy years.
- Посмотрите в зе́ркало. Look in the mirror.
- Оптими́ст смо́трит в зе́ркало и стано́вится оптимистичней, а пессими́ст — пессимистичней. The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | зе́ркало | зеркала́ |
| gen. genitive | зе́ркала | зерка́л |
| dat. dative | зе́ркалу | зеркала́м |
| acc. accusative | зе́ркало | зеркала́ |
| inst. instrumental | зе́ркалом | зеркала́ми |
| prep. prepositional | зе́ркале | зеркала́х |
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