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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).
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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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whether
Also: if
Info: good or bad, when only one ли , two илиTranslation:Example:Info: -
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Examples
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- Я спроси́л официа́нта, нельзя ли заня́ть столик получше. I asked the waiter to see about getting us a better table.
- Могу́ ли я? May I?
- Уничтожа́ет ли унифо́рма кла́ссовые разли́чия? Does a uniform eliminate class difference?
- Мэри нра́вится Япо́ния, не так ли? Mary likes Japan, doesn't she?
- Она спроси́ла меня, можно ли ей бы́ло воспо́льзоваться телефо́ном. She asked me whether she could use the telephone.
- Я сказа́л: «Могу́ ли я что-нибудь сде́лать?» I said, "Is there anything I can do?"
- Мо́гут ли компью́теры на самом де́ле переводи́ть литерату́рные те́ксты? Can computers actually translate literary works?
- Я спрошу́ его, придёт ли он. I'll ask him if he will come.
- Мы едва ли мо́жем рассчи́тывать на его выздоровле́ние. There is little if any hope for his recovery.
- Могу́ ли я после вас ознако́миться с докуме́нтом? May I have the paper after you, please?
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Lucian edited word type 1 year ago
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Chaa mmmm edited translation 1 year ago