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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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Translation
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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.
begin
Also: start, commence
Translation:Example:Info: -
2.Translation:Example:Info:
Usage Info
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Examples
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- Чай и ко́фе помога́ют нача́ть день. Tea and coffee helps to start the day.
- Как только мы добрались до о́зера, мы на́чали пла́вать. As soon as we got to the lake, we started swimming.
- Дава́йте начнём рано утром, идёт? Let's start early in the morning, shall we?
- Э́тот автомоби́ль на́чали производи́ть в ты́сяча девятьсот восьмидеся́том году. They started making this car in 1980.
- Лу́чше ли будет, если нача́ть рано? Would it be better to start early?
- Я не знал, с чего нача́ть. I didn't know where to begin.
- Я вам сове́тую нача́ть сразу. I'd advise starting at once.
- Когда вы на́чали изуча́ть англи́йский? When did you start studying English?
- Мы до́лжны нача́ть до пяти часо́в. We must begin before five.
- Если начнём рано, то мо́жем зако́нчить к обе́ду. If we begin early, we can finish by lunch.
Imperative
| singular | начни́ |
|---|---|
| plural | начни́те |
Past
| male | на́чал |
|---|---|
| female | начала́ |
| neuter | на́чало |
| plural | на́чали |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | начну́ |
| ты | - | начнёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | начнёт |
| мы | - | начнём |
| вы | - | начнёте |
| они́ | - | начну́т |
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