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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 (#766)
often used word (#766)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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quantity
Also: amount, number
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Examples
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- Я предпочита́ю ка́чество коли́честву. I prefer quality to quantity.
- В э́той стране́ среднее коли́чество дете́й в семье́ сократи́лось с 2 до 1,5. In this country the average number of children per family fell from 2 to 1.5.
- Покро́йте семена́ небольши́м коли́чеством земли. Cover the seeds with a little earth.
- Люде́й запомина́ют не по коли́честву неуда́ч, а по коли́честву успе́хов. People are not remembered by the number of times they fail but for the number of times they succeed.
- Компиля́ция словаря́ тре́бует огро́много коли́чества вре́мени. Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.
- Коли́чество биле́тов бы́ло ограничено. The number of tickets was limited.
- В э́том о́зере во́дится огро́мное коли́чество разнообра́зной рыбы. This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.
- В э́том о́зере во́дится в большо́м коли́честве ра́зного рода ры́ба. This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.
- Чтобы скорота́ть вре́мя в свои́х до́лгих путеше́ствиях, Христофор Колумб однажды приду́мал предложе́ние с бесконе́чным коли́чеством слов. As a means to pass the time on his long journeys, Christopher Columbus once made a sentence with an infinite number of words.
- Мы ежедневно потребля́ем большо́е коли́чество воды. We use a lot of water every day.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | коли́чество | коли́чества |
| gen. genitive | коли́чества | коли́честв |
| dat. dative | коли́честву | коли́чествам |
| acc. accusative | коли́чество | коли́чества |
| inst. instrumental | коли́чеством | коли́чествами |
| prep. prepositional | коли́честве | коли́чествах |
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