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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, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#4315)
somewhat often used word (#4315)
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country
Also: locality, district
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- Том плохо ориенти́руется на ме́стности. Tom has a poor sense of direction.
- Лю́ди, чьи дома в го́роде, хоте́ли бы жить в се́льской ме́стности. People whose homes are in the town want to live in the country.
- Я живу́ в се́льской ме́стности. I live in a rural area.
- Мы провели́ наш о́тпуск, путешествуя по се́льской ме́стности Фра́нции. We spent our holiday exploring rural France.
- Ты хорошо зна́ешь э́ту ме́стность? Do you know the area well?
- Том зна́ет э́ту ме́стность как свои́ пять па́льцев. Tom knows this area like the back of his hand.
- Большинство́ люде́й живёт в городско́й ме́стности. Most people live in urban areas.
- Для здоро́вья лу́чше жить в се́льской ме́стности, чем в го́роде. It is better for the health to live in the country than in the city.
- Вы хорошо зна́ете э́ту ме́стность? Do you know the area well?
- Мы е́хали по незнако́мой ме́стности. We drove through unfamiliar territory.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ме́стность | ме́стности |
| gen. genitive | ме́стности | ме́стностей |
| dat. dative | ме́стности | ме́стностям |
| acc. accusative | ме́стность | ме́стности |
| inst. instrumental | ме́стностью | ме́стностями |
| prep. prepositional | ме́стности | ме́стностях |
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