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noun, animate
rarely used word (#6653)
rarely used word (#6653)
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ant
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- Том пыта́лся вы́вести муравьёв. Tom tried to get rid of the ants.
- Лю́ди похо́жи на муравьёв. People look like ants.
- Летом муравьи́ собира́ют запа́сы на зи́му. In the summer, ants gather food for the winter.
- Муравьи́ и пчёлы — образцы́ трудолю́бия и согла́сия. Ants and bees are examples of industry and harmony.
- Муравьи́ и жира́фы явля́ются да́льними ро́дственниками. Ants and giraffes are distant relatives.
- Муравьи́ мо́гут поднима́ть предме́ты, тя́жесть кото́рых в 50 раз превыша́ет их со́бственный вес. Ants can lift things that are more than 50 times their own weight.
- Муравьи́, терми́ты и пчёлы — обще́ственные живо́тные. Ants, termites and bees are social animals.
- Он хо́чет изба́виться от муравьёв. He wants to get rid of the ants.
- Муравьи́ усердно тру́дятся всё ле́то. Ants work hard all summer.
- 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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