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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
somewhat often used word (#1364)
somewhat often used word (#1364)
Noun basics
Gender:
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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bone
Also: die
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Examples
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- Копчиковая кость - э́то рудиме́нт, демонстрирующий общее происхожде́ние челове́ка и человекообра́зных обезья́н. The coccyx is a vestigial, that shows the common ancestry of mankind and apes.
- Я промерз до косте́й сего́дня. I feel chilled to the bone today.
- Идя из шко́лы домой, я попа́л под проливной дождь и промо́к до косте́й. On my way home from school, I was caught in a shower and got wet to the skin.
- Холо́дный ветер прони́зывал меня до косте́й. The cold wind cut me to the bone.
- Я не люблю́, когда в ры́бе много косте́й. I don't like fish with lots of bones.
- Я дал соба́ке кость. Э́то прекрати́ло её лай. I gave the dog a bone. That stopped its barking.
- Ты когда-нибудь лома́ла кость? Have you ever broken a bone?
- Не говори́ ему. У него язы́к без косте́й. Don't tell him. He's got a loose tongue.
- Две соба́ки деру́тся за кость, а третья убега́ет с ней. Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.
- У меня в го́рле застря́ла кость. A bone stuck in my throat.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ко́сть | ко́сти |
| gen. genitive | ко́сти | косте́й |
| dat. dative | ко́сти | костя́м |
| acc. accusative | ко́сть | ко́сти |
| inst. instrumental | ко́стью | костя́ми |
| prep. prepositional | ко́сти | костя́х |
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