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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
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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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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Ти́гры живу́т в тропи́ческих лесах, а львы - в сава́ннах. Tigers live in the jungle, lions in the savanna.
Лес полон птиц. The wood is alive with birds.
Лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т. When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.
Лес сплавля́ют по реке́. The logs are being floated down the river.
Есть путь через лес. There is a path through the wood.
Кана́да утопает в лесах. Canada abounds in timber.
Лес полон обезья́н. The forest is teeming with monkeys.
Мы пошли́ погуля́ть в лес. We went for a walk in the forest.
Она боя́лась идти́ через лес. She was afraid to pass through the woods.
Мы разошли́сь и на́чали прочёсывать лес. We spread out and began to search through the 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	ле́су ле́се	леса́х