somewhat often used word (#1268)
Translation
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1.cat
cat
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Они назва́ли свои́х кото́в То́мом и Джерри. They named their cats Tom and Jerry.
- У него есть бе́лый кот. He has a white cat.
- На ку́хне кот. There is a cat in the kitchen.
- Сколько кото́в в э́том до́ме? How many cats are there in this house?
- Мы бежа́ли за кото́м. We ran after the cat.
- У меня есть кот и соба́ка. I have a cat and a dog.
- У неё есть кот. Кот — бе́лый. She's got a cat. The cat's white.
- У неё есть бе́лый кот. She has a white cat.
- Кот стал цара́пать ковёр. The cat started to scratch the carpet.
- Джек де́ржит под мы́шкой кота́. Jack has a cat under his arm.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | кот | коты́ |
| gen. genitive | кота́ | кото́в |
| dat. dative | коту́ | кота́м |
| acc. accusative | кота́ | кото́в |
| inst. instrumental | кото́м | кота́ми |
| prep. prepositional | коте́ | кота́х |
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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
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