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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).
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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play
Also: act, perform, sparkle, toy, trifle
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Examples
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- Вы вчера́ игра́ли в те́ннис. You played tennis yesterday.
- В ко́мнате бы́ло пиани́но, но не бы́ло нико́го, кто бы на нём игра́л. In the room there was a piano, but there was nobody who played it.
- Когда Вы на́чали игра́ть в гольф? When did you begin playing golf?
- Кен мо́жет игра́ть на скри́пке, не говоря о гита́ре. Ken can play the violin, not to mention the guitar.
- Мы игра́ли в э́ту игру́ по но́вым правилам. We played the game in accordance with the new rules.
- А потом они начина́ли игра́ть в прятки. And they would play hide and go seek.
- Мой оте́ц в воскресе́нье утром игра́л в гольф. My father played golf on the Sunday morning.
- Он игра́л ва́жную роль в движе́нии. He played a major part in the movement.
- Он игра́ет в духовом орке́стре. He belongs to the brass band.
- Вчера́ он игра́л в те́ннис. He played tennis yesterday.
Imperative
| singular | игра́й |
|---|---|
| plural | игра́йте |
Past
| male | игра́л |
|---|---|
| female | игра́ла |
| neuter | игра́ло |
| plural | игра́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | игра́ю | бу́ду игра́ть |
| ты | игра́ешь | бу́дешь игра́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | игра́ет | бу́дет игра́ть |
| мы | игра́ем | бу́дем игра́ть |
| вы | игра́ете | бу́дете игра́ть |
| они́ | игра́ют | бу́дут игра́ть |
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