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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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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
bone
Also: die
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- Пар косте́й не ло́мит. No steam breaks bones.
- Огра́да вокруг избу́шки была́ сделана из челове́чьих косте́й, а сверху на ней бы́ли черепа. The wall around the hut was made of human bones and on its top were skulls.
- У меня в го́рле застря́ла кость. A bone stuck in my throat.
- Две соба́ки погрызлись за кость. The two dogs quarreled over the bone.
- Я промерз до косте́й. I was chilled to the bone.
- Я попа́л под ли́вень и промо́к до косте́й. I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.
- Он обвинялся в кра́же косте́й диноза́вров. He was accused of stealing dinosaur bones.
- Соба́ка гры́зла бара́нью кость, кото́рую ей ки́нул хозя́ин. The dog gnawed the mutton bone his owner had thrown him.
- Тот челове́к — эгои́ст до мо́зга косте́й. That man is an egotist through and through.
- В сре́днем челове́ческом те́ле доста́точно косте́й, чтобы соста́вить челове́ческий скеле́т. The average human body contains enough bones to make an entire human skeleton.
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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