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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).
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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boss
Also: chief, head, superior
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Examples
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- Том ваш нача́льник. Tom is your boss.
- Я хоте́л бы уви́деть нача́льника. I'd like to see the principal.
- Нача́льник распредели́л зада́ния между свои́ми людьми́. The boss allotted tasks to his men.
- Нача́льник в хоро́шем настрое́нии сего́дня? Is the boss in a good mood today?
- Он глубоко вздохну́л, пе́ред тем как войти́ в кабине́т нача́льника. He breathed deeply before entering his boss's office.
- Нача́льник объяви́л ему вы́говор за то, что он не уложи́лся в срок. He was called down by his boss for missing his deadline.
- Он сам себе нача́льник. He's his own boss.
- Он - нача́льник нашего отде́ла. He is the boss of our department.
- Как-никак, он ваш нача́льник. After all, he's your boss.
- Наш нача́льник заста́вил нас рабо́тать с утра до вечера. The boss ordered us to work from morning till night.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | нача́льник | нача́льники |
gen. genitive | нача́льника | нача́льников |
dat. dative | нача́льнику | нача́льникам |
acc. accusative | нача́льника | нача́льников |
inst. instrumental | нача́льником | нача́льниками |
prep. prepositional | нача́льнике | нача́льниках |
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Michel edited translation 2 years ago
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dpbrowne edited translation 3 years ago