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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: -
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Usage Info
Examples
- Не могли́ бы Вы удели́ть мне ещё не́сколько минут? Could you give me a few more minutes?
- Не могли́ бы Вы принести́ мне одея́ло? Could you bring me a blanket?
- Я могу́ только ждать. I can only wait.
- Я не могу́ больше терпе́ть э́тот хо́лод. I can't stand this cold anymore.
- Не могли́ бы Вы мне его немного уме́ньшить? Could you make it a little shorter for me?
- Как всегда, я мог только наде́яться, что мили́ция меня не остано́вит. As always, I could only hope the police wouldn't stop me.
- Вы, мо́жет быть, не найдёте. You might not find it.
- Де́вочка не могла́ сде́лать таку́ю вещь. The girl can't have done such a thing.
- Я зна́ю, что он мо́жет рисова́ть. I know that he can draw.
- Сего́дня никто не мо́жет предста́вить себе жизнь без телеви́дения. Today no one can imagine a life without television.
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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