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noun, animate
rarely used word (#6653)
rarely used word (#6653)
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ant
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Examples
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- Я учу́ муравьёв табли́це умноже́ния. I'm teaching the ants the multiplication table.
- Муравьи́ образу́ют высокоорганизованные соо́бщества. Ants have a well-organized society.
- Мураве́й мо́жет укуси́ть слоно́вий зад, но слон не мо́жет укуси́ть муравьи́ный. An ant can bite an elephant's butt, but an elephant can't bite an ant's.
- Са́хар привлека́ет муравьёв. Sugar draws ants.
- Э́то ме́сто просто киши́т муравья́ми. This place is crawling with ants.
- У нас в ку́хне муравьи́. Мы до́лжны вы́звать специали́ста по дезинсе́кции. We have ants in the kitchen. We need to call an exterminator.
- Пиро́г кише́л муравья́ми. The cake was crawling with ants.
- Лю́ди похо́жи на муравьёв. People look like ants.
- Терми́тов иногда называ́ют бе́лыми муравья́ми. Termites are sometimes called white ants.
- На пироге была́ а́рмия муравьёв. There was an army of ants at the cake.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | мураве́й | муравьи́ |
| gen. genitive | муравья́ | муравьёв |
| dat. dative | муравью́ | муравья́м |
| acc. accusative | муравья́ | муравьёв |
| inst. instrumental | муравьём | муравья́ми |
| prep. prepositional | муравье́ | муравья́х |
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