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- Verb мочь
- Noun мочь
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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).
Verb basics
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Translation
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1.
be able
Also: can
Translation:Example:Info: -
2.Translation:Example:Info:
Usage Info
Examples
- Ты мо́жешь прочита́ть какую-то стро́ку из Гамлета по па́мяти? Can you quote a line of Hamlet?
- Сло́во фугуся (инвали́д) мо́жет быть оскорби́тельным. The word fugusha ("disabled") might be insulting.
- Ты не мо́жешь э́того доказа́ть. You can't prove it.
- Вы, мо́жет быть, не найдёте. You might not find it.
- Я не могу́ забы́ть его доброту. I cannot forget his kindness.
- Я терпе́ть не могу́ формальный стиль письма! I utterly despise formal writing!
- Не мо́жет быть! No way!
- Я зна́ю, что он мо́жет рисова́ть. I know that he can draw.
- Не могли́ бы Вы мне сказа́ть, как дойти́ до вокза́ла? Could you please tell me how to get to the station?
- Я не могу́ поня́ть, какова́ его настоя́щая цель. I fail to understand his true aim.
Imperative
| singular | моги́ |
|---|---|
| plural | моги́те |
Past
| male | мо́г |
|---|---|
| female | могла́ |
| neuter | могло́ |
| plural | могли́ |
Present / Future
Note: Stress change
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | могу́ | бу́ду мочь |
| ты | мо́жешь | бу́дешь мочь |
| он/она́/оно́ | мо́жет | бу́дет мочь |
| мы | мо́жем | бу́дем мочь |
| вы | мо́жете | бу́дете мочь |
| они́ | мо́гут | бу́дут мочь |
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Info: Everyone can edit and improve this dictionary. You are editing this word now. Don't worry, all changes will be checked by admins later. Thank you for contributing! For feedback, bugs etc please write us to michel@openrussian.org
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).
very often used word (#24)
Noun basics
Translation
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1.
power
Also: might
Translation:Example:Info: -
2.Translation:Example:Info:
Usage Info
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | мо́чь | мо́чи |
| gen. genitive | мо́чи | мо́чей |
| dat. dative | мо́чи | мо́чам |
| acc. accusative | мо́чь | мо́чи |
| inst. instrumental | мо́чью | мо́чами |
| prep. prepositional | мо́чи | мо́чах |
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