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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, feminine, inanimate
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lie
Also: falsehood
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- Ложь и воровство́ живу́т по сосе́дству друг от дру́га. Lying and stealing live next door to each other.
- Торт - ложь. The cake is a lie.
- Есть три ви́да лжи: ложь, на́глая ложь и стати́стика. There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics
- Ка́ждое твоё сло́во - ложь. Every single word you say is a lie.
- Ричард сказа́л, что его мать больна́, что есть ложь. Richard said his mother was ill, which is a lie.
- Ложь мо́жет обойти́ полмира, пока пра́вда ещё обувается. A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
- Где конча́ется пра́вда и начина́ется ложь? Where does the truth end and the lies begin?
- Ложь порожда́ет ложь. Lies beget more lies.
- Ты когда-нибудь проходи́л тест на дете́кторе лжи? Have you ever taken a lie detector test?
- Скажи́ ей, что я сыт по го́рло её ло́жью. Tell her that I am fed up of her lies.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ло́жь | лжи́ |
| gen. genitive | лжи́ | лже́й |
| dat. dative | лжи́ | лжа́м |
| acc. accusative | ло́жь | лжи́ |
| inst. instrumental | ло́жью | лжа́ми |
| prep. prepositional | лжи́ | лжа́х |
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