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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).
adjective
adverb мёртво, мертво́
somewhat often used word (#1064)
adverb мёртво, мертво́
somewhat often used word (#1064)
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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.
dead
Also: lifeless
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Examples
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- Нельзя уби́ть того́, кто уже мёртв. You can't kill someone that's already dead.
- Латы́нь - мёртвый язы́к. Latin is a dead language.
- Э́тот челове́к мёртв. This man is dead.
- Лати́нский язы́к - мёртвый. Latin is a dead language.
- Мёртвые не болта́ют. Dead men tell no tales.
- Их рабо́та - хорони́ть мёртвых живо́тных. Their job is to bury dead animals.
- Мой дя́дя мёртв три года. My uncle has been dead for three years.
- Э́тот бе́дный кот был почти мёртв от го́лода. This poor cat almost died of hunger.
- Они все мертвы́. They're all dead.
- Тео́рия без пра́ктики мертва́. Theory without practice will be no use.
Declension
| мёртв- | ||||
| mmasculin | ffeminin | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | -ый мёртвый | -ая мёртвая | -ое мёртвое | -ые мёртвые |
| gen. genitive | -ого мёртвого | -ой мёртвой | -ого мёртвого | -ых мёртвых |
| dat. dative | -ому мёртвому | -ой мёртвой | -ому мёртвому | -ым мёртвым |
| acc. accusative |
-ого
-ый
мёртвого мёртвый |
-ую мёртвую | -ое мёртвое |
-ых
-ые
мёртвых мёртвые |
| inst. instrumental | -ым мёртвым |
-ой
-ою
мёртвой мёртвою |
-ым мёртвым | -ыми мёртвыми |
| prep. prepositional | -ом мёртвом | -ой мёртвой | -ом мёртвом | -ых мёртвых |
Comparatives
- not comparable -
| comparative | - |
|---|---|
| superlative | - |
Short Forms
| male | мёртв |
|---|---|
| female | мертва́ |
| neuter | мёртво, мертво́ |
| plural | мёртвы, мертвы́ |
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