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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, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1443)
somewhat often used word (#1443)
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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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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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spring
Also: source
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- Мы будем испо́льзовать таки́е исто́чники эне́ргии, как со́лнце и ветер. We'll use energy sources such as the sun and wind.
- Вы́ньте исто́чник пита́ния из дете́ктора ды́ма. Remove battery from smoke detector.
- Лю́ди и́щут исто́чник мо́лодости. The men are searching for the Fountain of Youth.
- Телеви́дение мо́жет быть ва́жным исто́чником культу́ры, и его образова́тельные переда́чи це́нятся во мно́гих шко́лах. Television could be an important source of culture, and its educational broadcasts are valued in many schools.
- Сахара - крупне́йший в ми́ре исто́чник пыли. The Sahara is the largest source of dust in the world.
- Мы пошли́ за водо́й к исто́чнику. We went to the spring for water.
- Я услы́шал э́ту но́вость из случа́йного исто́чника. I heard the news through the grapevine.
- Вода - исто́чник жи́зни. Water is a source of life.
- Со́лнце - наш са́мый ва́жный исто́чник эне́ргии. The sun is our most important source of energy.
- Хочу́ узна́ть исто́чник э́тих безотве́тственных слу́хов. I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | исто́чник | исто́чники |
| gen. genitive | исто́чника | исто́чников |
| dat. dative | исто́чнику | исто́чникам |
| acc. accusative | исто́чник | исто́чники |
| inst. instrumental | исто́чником | исто́чниками |
| prep. prepositional | исто́чнике | исто́чниках |
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