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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).
noun, male, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#2523)
somewhat often used word (#2523)
Noun basics
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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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disadvantage
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fault
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shortcoming
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weakness
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- У всех есть свои́ досто́инства и недоста́тки. Everybody has his merits and demerits.
- У неё есть свои́ недоста́тки, но она мне нра́вится. She has her faults, but I like her.
- У неё есть и недоста́тки. She has faults, too.
- У нее много недоста́тков, но я тем не менее доверя́ю ей. She has many faults, but I trust her none the less.
- Чрезме́рное великоду́шие — его велича́йший недоста́ток. Being overly generous is his greatest fault.
- Том зна́ет свои́ недоста́тки. Tom is aware of his shortcomings.
- У э́того проду́кта есть суще́ственные недоста́тки. This product has significant shortcomings.
- Мало кто признаёт свои́ недоста́тки. Few people will admit their faults.
- Все систе́мы письма име́ют свои́ преиму́щества и недоста́тки. All writing systems have advantages and disadvantages.
- Твой недоста́ток в том, что ты слишком много говори́шь. The trouble with you is that you talk too much.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | недоста́ток | недоста́тки |
gen. genitive | недоста́тка | недоста́тков |
dat. dative | недоста́тку | недоста́ткам |
acc. accusative | недоста́ток | недоста́тки |
inst. instrumental | недоста́тком | недоста́тками |
prep. prepositional | недоста́тке | недоста́тках |
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Contributions
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RichardWonder edited translation 2 weeks ago
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ericqaz11 edited translation 11 months ago
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Lisa edited related words 1 year ago
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anonymous edited translation 2 years ago