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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, masculine, inanimate
daily used word
daily used word
Noun basics
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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wood
Also: forest
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timber
Also: lumber
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т. When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.
- Она боя́лась идти́ через лес. She was afraid to pass through the woods.
- Рабо́та не волк, в лес не убежи́т. Don't try to do too much.
- Когда начну́т руби́ть лес? When will they start logging?
- Путеше́ственник шёл через лес, насвистывая. The traveller went whistling through the forest.
- Дорога в Каза́нь пролега́ет через густо́й, глухо́й лес. The road to Kazan lies through a dense forest.
- Лес киши́т вся́кими опа́сными тва́рями, включая звере́й, змей, ядови́тых насеко́мых и много чего ещё. The forest is filled with dangerous creatures, including beasts, snakes, poisonous insects, and whatnot.
- Лес гори́т. The forest is burning.
- Лес очень густо́й. The forest is very thick.
- Василиса положи́ла ку́клу в карма́н, перекрести́лась и отпра́вилась в тёмный дрему́чий лес. Vasilissa put the doll back into her pocket, crossed herself and started out into the dark, wild forest.
Declension
Note: Stress change
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | лес | леса́ |
gen. genitive | ле́са | лесо́в |
dat. dative | ле́су | леса́м |
acc. accusative | лес | леса́ |
inst. instrumental | ле́сом | леса́ми |
prep. prepositional |
лесу́ ле́се |
леса́х |
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Contributions
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Cuber123 edited declension and noun basics 1 year ago
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andreshady edited declension 2 years ago
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andreshady edited declension 2 years ago
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andreshady edited declension 2 years ago
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anonymous edited declension 3 years ago
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Michel edited translation 4 years ago