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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).

нача́льник

noun, masculine, animate
Partner нача́льница
often used word

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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boss

Also: chief, head, superior

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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.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	нача́льник	нача́льники
gen. genitive	нача́льника	нача́льников
dat. dative	нача́льнику	нача́льникам
acc. accusative	нача́льника	нача́льников
inst. instrumental	нача́льником	нача́льниками
prep. prepositional	нача́льнике	нача́льниках