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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
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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Translation
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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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- Не люблю́ есть ры́бу, в кото́рой много косте́й. I don't like to eat fish with many bones.
- Том дал своему́ псу кость. Tom gave his dog a bone.
- Я не люблю́, когда в ры́бе много косте́й. I don't like fish with lots of bones.
- Две соба́ки погрызлись за кость. The two dogs quarreled over the bone.
- Для кого вы принесли́ э́ту кость? For whom have you brought the bone?
- В сре́днем челове́ческом те́ле доста́точно косте́й, чтобы соста́вить челове́ческий скеле́т. The average human body contains enough bones to make an entire human skeleton.
- Не говори́ ему. У него язы́к без косте́й. Don't tell him. He's got a loose tongue.
- Том дал свое́й соба́ке кость. Tom gave his dog a bone.
- Соба́ка гры́зла бара́нью кость, кото́рую ей ки́нул хозя́ин. The dog gnawed the mutton bone his owner had thrown him.
- Игро́к смошенничал при по́мощи косте́й со смещённым це́нтром тя́жести. The gambler used loaded dice to cheat.
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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