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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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Aspect partner(s):
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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:
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- Он опа́здывал, и мы на́чали без него. He being late, we started without him.
- Мало помалу, буто́ны на ро́зовом кусте́ в моём са́ду на́чали раскрыва́ться. Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
- Как только мы добрались до о́зера, мы на́чали пла́вать. As soon as we got to the lake, we started swimming.
- С таки́м же успе́хом, я могу́ нача́ть голода́ть. I might as well starve as do such a thing.
- Пожалуйста, не злись, если я начну́ критикова́ть. Please don't get angry if I criticize.
- На́чали приходи́ть покупа́тели. The customers have started to come.
- Если начнём рано, то мо́жем зако́нчить к обе́ду. If we begin early, we can finish by lunch.
- Ли́стья дере́вьев на́чали красне́ть. The leaves of the trees began to turn red.
- Тогда начнём. Let's begin, then.
- Давай начнём. Let's begin.
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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