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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

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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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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Охо́тничья соба́ка напра́вилась в лес. The hunting dog headed for the woods.
Лес был в огне́ три дня. The forest was in flames for three days.
Лес полон птиц. The wood is alive with birds.
Он срезал через лес. He took a shortcut through the forest.
Они зашли́ в лес. They entered the forest.
Посмотри́ на лес! Watch the forest!
И тот, кто ду́мает иначе, получа́ет шанс поду́мать об э́том в тече́ние двенадцати лет на све́жем во́здухе сиби́рских лесов. And whoever thinks otherwise gets a chance to think about it for twelve years in the open air of the Siberian woods.
Сохрани́м тропи́ческий лес! Save the rainforest!
Том провёл нас через лес. Tom guided us through the woods.
В э́тих лесах во́дятся медве́ди. There are bears in these woods.

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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