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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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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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lion
Also: Leo, lew, lev
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- Они пойма́ли льва живы́м. They caught a lion alive.
- В Африке есть много львов. In Africa there are many lions.
- Терменвокс - пе́рвый в ми́ре электромузыкальный инструме́нт, созданный ру́сским фи́зиком Львом Сергеевичем Терменом в 1920 году. Theremin: The world's first electronic musical instrument, made by Russian physicist Lev Sergeivitch Termen in 1920.
- Жива́я соба́ка лу́чше мертвого льва. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
- Том сказа́л, что вчера́ ви́дел льва. Tom said he saw a lion yesterday.
- Не будите спящего льва. Wake not a sleeping lion.
- 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?
- Лисе не нужна́ сме́лость льва, а льву не нужна́ ли́сья хи́трость. A fox doesn't need the bravery of a lion, a lion doesn't need the foxery of a fox.
- Один из львов убежа́л. One of the lions has escaped.
- Львы сильне́е волков. Lions are stronger than wolves.
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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