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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

ма́ма

noun, female, animate
very often used word (#295)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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mom

Also: mama, mommy, mummy

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Ма́ма об э́том не упомяну́ла. My mother didn't mention it.
Услышав но́вость, ма́ма побледне́ла. My mother grew pale on hearing the news.
Па́па и ма́ма подари́ли мне велосипе́д. Mom and Dad gave me a bicycle.
Ребёнок больше похо́ж на свою́ ма́му. The child bears a closer resemblance to his mother.
Ма́ма э́того не упомяну́ла. Mom did not mention it.
Не могу́ пове́рить, что она ста́рше мое́й ма́мы. I can't believe that she is older than my mother.
Переда́й от меня приве́т свое́й ма́ме. Say hello to your mum for me.
Она мне не ма́ма, а ста́ршая сестра́. She is not my mother but my oldest sister.
Моя́ ма́ма не люби́ла гу́сениц, а змей и подавно. My mother disliked caterpillars, not to mention snakes.
Я попроси́л ма́му разбуди́ть меня в четыре. I asked my mother to wake me up at four.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	ма́ма	ма́мы
gen. genitive	ма́мы	ма́м
dat. dative	ма́ме	ма́мам
acc. accusative	ма́му	ма́м
inst. instrumental	ма́мой ма́мою	ма́мами
prep. prepositional	ма́ме	ма́мах