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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, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#2245)
somewhat often used word (#2245)
Noun basics
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lion
Also: Leo, lew, lev
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Examples
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- Я говори́л о львах. I talked about lions.
- В чём ра́зница между льва́ми и леопа́рдами? What's the difference between lions and leopards?
- До того́, как мне испо́лнилось десять лет, я ни ра́зу не ви́дел льва. I had not seen a lion before I was ten years old.
- Некоторые живо́тные, таки́е как львы, едя́т мя́со. Some animals, such as lions, eat meat.
- Хочу́ во Львов... I want to go to Lviv...
- Где львы и ти́гры? Where are the lions and tigers?
- А вы заме́тили, что у Льва То́лстого один ус длинне́е друго́го? Did you notice that one side of Leo Tolstoi's mustache is longer than the other?
- Львы сильне́е волков. Lions are stronger than wolves.
- Льва бы́ло бы страшно держа́ть в ка́честве дома́шнего живо́тного. A lion would be scary to have as a pet.
- Львы в кле́тке. Lions are in the cage.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | лев | львы́ |
| gen. genitive | льва́ | льво́в |
| dat. dative | льву́ | льва́м |
| acc. accusative | льва́ | льво́в |
| inst. instrumental | льво́м | льва́ми |
| prep. prepositional | льве́ | льва́х |
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