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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, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1364)
somewhat often used word (#1364)
Noun basics
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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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1.
bone
Also: die
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Examples
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- В э́той ры́бе мно́жество ме́лких косте́й. This fish has a lot of small bones in it.
- Похоже, у меня в го́рле застря́ла ры́бья кость. It looks like a fish bone got stuck in my throat.
- Две соба́ки погрызлись за кость. The two dogs quarreled over the bone.
- Я не люблю́, когда в ры́бе много косте́й. I don't like fish with lots of bones.
- Стре́мечко — кость сре́днего уха, располо́женная между накова́льней и вну́тренним у́хом. The stirrup is a bone in the middle ear, between the anvil and the inner ear.
- Том дал своему́ псу кость. Tom gave his dog a bone.
- Ты когда-нибудь лома́ла кость? Have you ever broken a bone?
- Ты когда-нибудь лома́л 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.
- Че́реп челове́ка состои́т из двадцати трёх косте́й. The human skull consists of 23 bones.
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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