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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
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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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- Я не могу́ бле́ять, как овца́. Я овча́рка. I cannot bleat like a sheep. I'm a shepherd dog.
- 2015 год - год деревя́нной овцы. 2015 is the year of the wood sheep.
- Лю́ди, сле́дующие за дикта́тором, подо́бны ста́ду ове́ц. The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
- Том закры́л глаза и стал счита́ть ове́ц. Tom closed his eyes and began to count sheep.
- На па́стбище пасу́тся много ове́ц. There are a lot of sheep in the pasture.
- Парши́вая овца́ всё ста́до по́ртит. The rotten apple injures its neighbors.
- О́пытный стригальщик мо́жет остри́чь овцу́ за две-три мину́ты, в зави́симости от разме́ра и состоя́ния овцы. A highly skilled shearer can shear a sheep in two to three minutes depending on the size and condition of the sheep.
- Мы не мо́жем дома держа́ть овцу́. Что там с ней де́лать? We can't keep a sheep at home. What should we do with it?
- Овцы снабжа́ют нас ше́рстью. Sheep provide us with wool.
- У Тома есть овцы. Tom has sheep.
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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