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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, neuter, inanimate
very often used word (#96)
very often used word (#96)
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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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1.
face
Also: the right side, person
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- У неё кру́глое лицо́. She has a round face.
- Тебе надо смотре́ть фа́ктам в лицо́. You need to face the facts.
- У него кру́глое лицо́. He has a round face.
- Я в лицо́ назва́л его тру́сом. I called him a coward to his face.
- Вы лишь не хоти́те уда́рить в грязь лицо́м! You're only saving face!
- Мы стоя́ли лицо́м к лицу́ со сме́ртью. We stood face to face with death.
- Её лицо́ бы́ло в са́же. Her face was sooty.
- Де́вушка упа́ла в о́бморок, но пришла́ в себя, когда мы побры́згали водо́й ей на лицо́. The girl fainted, but she came to when we threw water on her face.
- Он говори́л со мной от лица компа́нии. He spoke to me on behalf of the company.
- Посёлок целиком был стёрт с лица земли э́тим землетрясе́нием. The whole village was laid flat by the earthquake.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | лицо́ | ли́ца |
| gen. genitive | лица́ | ли́ц |
| dat. dative | лицу́ | ли́цам |
| acc. accusative | лицо́ | ли́ца |
| inst. instrumental | лицо́м | ли́цами |
| prep. prepositional | лице́ | ли́цах |
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