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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
very often used word (#181)
very often used word (#181)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
minute
Also: moment
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Ты мо́жешь удели́ть мину́ту? Can you spare a minute?
- Он будет здесь с мину́ты на мину́ту. He'll be arriving any moment.
- Шко́ла нахо́дится в нескольких мину́тах ходьбы́ от моего́ дома. The school is within walking distance of my house.
- Что ты сде́лал с мое́й ру́чкой? Она была́ здесь мину́ту назад. What have you done with my pen? It was here a minute ago.
- Он пробыл под водо́й три мину́ты. He was underwater for three minutes.
- Я ждал до после́дней мину́ты. I waited until the last minute.
- Час состои́т из шестидесяти минут, а мину́та состои́т из шестидесяти секу́нд. Sixty minutes make an hour, and a minute is made up of sixty seconds.
- Он будет здесь с мину́ты на мину́ту. He'll be arriving any moment.
- Авто́бусная остано́вка нахо́дится в пяти мину́тах ходьбы́ отсюда. The bus stop is five minutes' walk from here.
- Том будет здесь с мину́ты на мину́ту. Tom will be here any moment.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | мину́та | мину́ты |
gen. genitive | мину́ты | мину́т |
dat. dative | мину́те | мину́там |
acc. accusative | мину́ту | мину́ты |
inst. instrumental |
мину́той мину́тою |
мину́тами |
prep. prepositional | мину́те | мину́тах |