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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).

лес

noun, male, inanimate
very often used word (#263)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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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 сплавля́ют по реке́. The logs are being floated down the river.
Мы расчи́стили путь через лес. We cleared a path through the woods.
Посмотри́ на лес! Watch the forest!
Ни один здравомы́слящий челове́к не стал бы разгу́ливать по э́тим лесам но́чью. No one in their right mind would walk in those woods at night.
Нам ну́жен лес для постро́йки сара́я. We need lumber to build a barn.
Торт Черный лес явля́ется есте́ственным афродизиаком. The Black Forest cake is a natural aphrodisiac.
Лес полон обезья́н. The forest is teeming with monkeys.
Принц потеря́лся в лесах. The prince was lost in the woods.
Путеше́ственник шёл через лес, насвистывая. The traveller went whistling through the forest.
Когда начну́т руби́ть лес? When will they start logging?

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
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