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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, female, animate
somewhat often used word (#4946)
somewhat often used word (#4946)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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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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sheep
Also: ewe
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Examples
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- Пасту́х счита́ет ове́ц: "Одна, две, три, четыре, пять... сто". The shepherd counts the sheep: "One, two, three, four, five ... one hundred."
- Овцы едя́т траву́. Sheep eat grass.
- Если бы у челове́ка бы́ло одиннадцать ове́ц и все, кроме девяти, у́мерли, сколько ове́ц бы у него оста́лось? If a man had 11 sheep and all but 9 died, how many sheep would he have left?
- Овцы пасу́тся на лу́гу. Sheep are feeding in the meadow.
- Демокра́тия должна́ быть чем-то большим, чем два во́лка и овца́, голосующие о том, что у них будет на ужин. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
- Я ви́дел ста́до ове́ц. I saw a flock of sheep.
- Овцы щиплют траву́ в поле. The sheep graze the grass in the field.
- Том закры́л глаза и стал счита́ть ове́ц. Tom closed his eyes and began to count sheep.
- Овцы даю́т шерсть. Sheep give us wool.
- Почему овцы под дождём не сморщиваются? Why do sheep not shrink in the rain?
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | овца́ | о́вцы |
| gen. genitive | овцы́ | ове́ц |
| dat. dative | овце́ | о́вцам |
| acc. accusative | овцу́ | ове́ц |
| inst. instrumental |
овцо́й овцо́ю |
о́вцами |
| prep. prepositional | овце́ | о́вцах |
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