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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, feminine, inanimate
somewhat often used word
somewhat often used word
Noun basics
Gender:
Is it living?:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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paw
Also: pad, claw dovetail, bough
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Examples
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- У кошки есть хвост и четыре ла́пы. A cat has a tail and four legs.
- Убери́те от меня свои́ ла́пы! Get your paws off me.
- Ко́шка лизала свои́ ла́пы. The cat was licking its paws.
- Кошки почти всегда приземля́ются на ла́пы. Cats almost always land on their feet.
- Э́то не моя́ ко́шка. У мое́й бе́лые ла́пы. This is not my cat. Mine has white feet.
- Вы́шел за́яц на крыльцо́ почеса́ть своё яйцо́. Су́нул ла́пу - нет яйца! Так и гро́хнулся с крыльца. The hare went out to the porch to scratch his balls. He thrust his paw - no balls there! Thus he fell down from the porch.
- Кот лизал свои́ ла́пы. The cat was licking its paws.
- У кенгуру́ две ма́ленькие пере́дние ла́пы и две си́льные и кру́пные за́дние. Kangaroos have two small forepaws and two large, strong hind paws.
- Сколько лап у соба́ки? How many legs does a dog have?
- На снегу бы́ли видны следы́ кошачьих лап. You could see the marks of the cat's paws in the snow.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | ла́па | ла́пы |
gen. genitive | ла́пы | ла́п |
dat. dative | ла́пе | ла́пам |
acc. accusative | ла́пу | ла́пы |
inst. instrumental |
ла́пой ла́пою |
ла́пами |
prep. prepositional | ла́пе | ла́пах |