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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, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#3129)
somewhat often used word (#3129)
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amateur
Also: dilettante, lover
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- Ты профессиона́л, а я люби́тель. You are a professional, but I am an amateur.
- Вы уволены! Потому что мы не нужда́емся в любителя́х, кото́рые никогда не чита́ли Оруэлла. You’re fired! Because we don't need any amateurs who've never read Orwell.
- Он люби́тель ко́шек. He's a cat lover.
- Том — люби́тель су́ши. Tom is a sushi lover.
- Любителе́й исправля́ть чужи́е оши́бки всегда больше, чем желающих что-то сде́лать самостоятельно. There are always more people who want to fix someone else's mistakes than those who want to do something on their own.
- Я большо́й люби́тель ра́нней му́зыки. I am an avid lover of early music.
- Я люби́тель соба́к. I am a dog person.
- Он всего лишь люби́тель. He's just an amateur.
- Э́та рабо́та не для любителя. This is not a job for an amateur.
- Я просто люби́тель. I'm just an amateur.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | люби́тель | любителя́ |
| gen. genitive | люби́теля | любителе́й |
| dat. dative | люби́телю | любителя́м |
| acc. accusative | люби́теля | любителе́й |
| inst. instrumental | люби́телем | любителя́ми |
| prep. prepositional | люби́теле | любителя́х |
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