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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
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
begin
Also: start, commence
Translation:Example:Info: -
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Examples
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- У всех други́х дете́й в шко́ле бы́ли бога́тые родители, и он начина́л чу́вствовать себя не в свое́й таре́лке. All the other children in the school had rich parents, and he was beginning to feel like a fish out of water.
- Во́зраст начина́ет ска́зываться на нём. His age is beginning to tell on him.
- Ты начина́ешь согрева́ться. You're starting to warm up now.
- Мы́ться он начина́л с ног. In washing himself, he started on the legs.
- Начина́йте! Begin!
- Он начина́ет лысе́ть. He is beginning to lose his hair.
- Начина́й! Begin!
- Пожалуйста, сообщи́те мне, когда начина́ть. Please inform me when to start.
- А потом они начина́ли игра́ть в прятки. And they would play hide and go seek.
- Я начина́ю теря́ть контро́ль над собой. I begin to lose control of myself.
Imperative
| singular | начина́й |
|---|---|
| plural | начина́йте |
Past
| male | начина́л |
|---|---|
| female | начина́ла |
| neuter | начина́ло |
| plural | начина́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | начина́ю | бу́ду начина́ть |
| ты | начина́ешь | бу́дешь начина́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | начина́ет | бу́дет начина́ть |
| мы | начина́ем | бу́дем начина́ть |
| вы | начина́ете | бу́дете начина́ть |
| они́ | начина́ют | бу́дут начина́ть |
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