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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

недоста́ток

noun, male, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#2523)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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deficiency

Also: shortcoming, defect

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disadvantage

Also: drawback

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Examples

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Прое́кт постро́йки но́вого спорти́вного комплекса провали́лся из-за недоста́тка средств. The project to build a new sports center has fallen through for lack of adequate funds.
Возникающий недоста́ток рабо́чих рук воспринимается как при́знак экономи́ческого перегре́ва. The emerging labor shortage is viewed as a sign of economic overheating.
Моя́ сестра́ — неуклю́жая, в э́том её недоста́ток. My sister is a clutz, and that's her drawback.
Лю́ди, живущие в э́том райо́не, умира́ют из-за недоста́тка воды. People living in this area are dying because of the lack of water.
Том зна́ет свои́ недоста́тки. Tom is aware of his shortcomings.
Недоста́ток сна стал ска́зываться на мне. Lack of sleep began to tell on me.
На выступле́нии певца́ сказа́лся недоста́ток сна. A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance.
Э́та систе́ма име́ет очеви́дные недоста́тки. This system has obvious defects.
У Аурэлии есть не́сколько недоста́тков. Она лени́ва и скло́нна к спле́тням. Aurélie has several faults. She is lazy and given to gossiping.
У нее много недоста́тков, но я тем не менее доверя́ю ей. She has many faults, but I trust her none the less.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	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