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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).
verb, imperfective
very often used word (#178)
very often used word (#178)
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Aspect:
Aspect partner(s):
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Translation
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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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1.
mean
Also: signify
Translation:Example:Info: -
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Examples
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- Слова "bookstore" и "bookshop" зна́чат одно и то же. The words bookstore and bookshop have the same meaning.
- Твоя́ ба́бушка зна́чила много для тебя, не так ли? Your grandmother meant a lot to you, didn't she?
- Ты для меня много зна́чишь. You mean a lot to me.
- Я не зна́ю, что значит э́то сло́во. I don't know what that word means.
- Предупреждён — значит вооружён. Forewarned is forearmed.
- Э́то значит "да" или "нет"? Is that a yes or no?
- Быть мо́жет, я и асоциален, но э́то не значит, что я не обща́юсь с людьми́. I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
- Всего лишь дыша́ть не значит жить. Merely to breathe does not mean to live.
- Мне удиви́тельно, что в славя́нских языка́х сло́во «сла́дкий» первоначально зна́чило «солёный»! I find it amazing that in the Slavic languages the word “sweet” originally meant “salty”!
- Э́то значит, что еду расти́ть ста́нет сложно. This will mean that growing food will become difficult.
Imperative
| singular | зна́чь |
|---|---|
| plural | зна́чьте |
Past
| male | зна́чил |
|---|---|
| female | зна́чила |
| neuter | зна́чило |
| plural | зна́чили |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | зна́чу | бу́ду зна́чить |
| ты | зна́чишь | бу́дешь зна́чить |
| он/она́/оно́ | зна́чит | бу́дет зна́чить |
| мы | зна́чим | бу́дем зна́чить |
| вы | зна́чите | бу́дете зна́чить |
| они́ | зна́чат | бу́дут зна́чить |
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