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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, female, inanimate
often used word (#940)
often used word (#940)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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winter
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- Белки собира́ют оре́хи на зи́му. Squirrels are storing up nuts against the winter.
- Зима́ - самое холо́дное вре́мя года. Winter is the coldest season in a year.
- В холо́дные моско́вские зимы лу́чше носи́ть на голове́ ша́пку. It's best to wear a cap on your head during the cold Moscow winters.
- Здесь зима́ суро́вая? Is it severe in the winter here?
- Ко́нчилась зима́. Winter is gone.
- Ожидая холо́дную зи́му, мы купи́ли плиту́ побольше. Anticipating a cold winter, we bought a bigger stove.
- В про́шлую зи́му замёрзли все водопрово́дные трубы. All the pipes froze last winter.
- Сколько лет, сколько зим! How long has it been!
- Четыре вре́мени года: весна́, ле́то, о́сень и зима́. The four seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- К несча́стью, запа́сы продуктов зако́нчились ещё до оконча́ния зимы. Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | зима́ | зи́мы |
| gen. genitive | зимы́ | зи́м |
| dat. dative | зиме́ | зи́мам |
| acc. accusative | зи́му | зи́мы |
| inst. instrumental |
зимо́й зимо́ю |
зи́мами |
| prep. prepositional | зиме́ | зи́мах |
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