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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)
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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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- Он дал соба́ке кость. He gave the dog a bone.
- Две соба́ки деру́тся за кость, а третья убега́ет с ней. Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.
- Че́реп челове́ка состои́т из двадцати трёх косте́й. The human skull consists of 23 bones.
- Вы когда-нибудь лома́ли кость? Have you ever broken a bone?
- Он япо́нец до мо́зга косте́й. He is Japanese to the bone.
- Не говори́ ему. У него язы́к без косте́й. Don't tell him. He's got a loose tongue.
- Для кого ты принесла́ э́ту кость? For whom have you brought the bone?
- Ты когда-нибудь лома́ла кость? Have you ever broken a bone?
- Я попа́л под ли́вень и промо́к до косте́й. I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.
- Пар косте́й не ло́мит. No steam breaks 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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