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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

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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mom

Also: mama, mommy, mummy

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Моя́ ма́ма у́мерла, когда я был ма́леньким. My mother died when I was a kid.
Где твоя́ ма́ма, ма́льчик? Where is your mother, boy?
Ма́ма была́ занята́ шитьём. Mom was busy with her sewing.
Споко́йной но́чи, ма́ма. Goodnight, Mother.
Вы вдвоём до́лжны отнести́ де́душке корзи́нку я́блок, - сказа́ла ма́ма. - Ты возьмёшься с одной стороны, ты - с друго́й. Вот так и пойдёте. The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
Моя́ ма́ма на ку́хне. My mother is in the kitchen.
Переда́й от меня приве́т свое́й ма́ме. Say hello to your mum for me.
Моя́ ма́ма зна́ет, как гото́вить то́рты. My mother knows how to make cakes.
Ма́ма пригото́вила нам обе́д. Mother prepared us lunch.
Ма́ма сши́ла мне бе́лое пла́тье. My mother made me a white dress.

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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	ма́мы
inst. instrumental	ма́мой ма́мою	ма́мами
prep. prepositional	ма́ме	ма́мах