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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)
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disadvantage
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- Он выше того́, чтобы иска́ть в други́х недоста́тки. He is above finding fault with others.
- Том зна́ет свои́ недоста́тки. Tom is aware of his shortcomings.
- У него слишком много недоста́тков. It has too many disadvantages.
- Нам не удалось осуществи́ть прое́кт из-за недоста́тка средств. We couldn't carry out our project because of a lack of funds.
- У неё есть свои́ недоста́тки, но она мне нра́вится. She has her faults, but I like her.
- У Аурэлии есть не́сколько недоста́тков. Она лени́ва и скло́нна к спле́тням. Aurélie has several faults. She is lazy and given to gossiping.
- Недоста́ток сна стал ска́зываться на мне. Lack of sleep began to tell on me.
- Я восхища́юсь им, несмотря на его недоста́тки. I admire him, in spite of his faults.
- За́суха привела́ к недоста́тку пищи. The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
- У городско́й жи́зни есть как преиму́щества, так и недоста́тки. There are both advantages and disadvantages to city living.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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ericqaz11 edited translation 8 months ago
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Lisa edited related words 1 year ago
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anonymous edited translation 2 years ago
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