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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, neuter, inanimate
often used word (#429)
often used word (#429)
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society
Also: company
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- О́бщество гото́вит преступле́ние, престу́пник соверша́ет его. Society prepares the crime, criminal commits it.
- Свобо́да слова прино́сит о́бществу многочи́сленные вы́годы. Many advantages accrue to society from the freedom of speech.
- Том и Мэри состоя́т в та́йном о́бществе. Tom and Mary are members of a secret society.
- Газе́ты распространя́ют информа́цию в о́бществе. Newspapers distribute information to the public.
- Том явля́ется чле́ном та́йного о́бщества. Tom is a member of a secret society.
- Большая часть школ призвана не измени́ть о́бщество, а воспроизвести́ его. Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.
- Язы́к явля́ется незамени́мым инструме́нтом челове́ческого о́бщества. Language is an indispensable instrument of human society.
- Влия́ние телеви́дения на о́бщество велико́. The influence of TV on society is great.
- Мы живем в демократи́ческом о́бществе. We live in a society of democracy.
- Он вы́ходец из сре́дних слоёв о́бщества. He comes from the middle class.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | о́бщество | о́бщества |
| gen. genitive | о́бщества | о́бществ |
| dat. dative | о́бществу | о́бществам |
| acc. accusative | о́бщество | о́бщества |
| inst. instrumental | о́бществом | о́бществами |
| prep. prepositional | о́бществе | о́бществах |
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