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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
often used word (#416)
often used word (#416)
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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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1.
fire
Also: light
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- Том подбро́сил дров в ого́нь. Tom added more wood to the fire.
- Ого́нь спали́л дом дотла. The fire reduced the house to ashes.
- Ого́нь! Fire!
- Приглуши́ ого́нь. Turn the flame down low.
- Каза́лось, де́ло дойдёт до ссо́ры, когда Марк подлил масла в ого́нь, подняв вопро́с о том, кто винова́т. It seemed the quarrel would finally be talked out, when Mark added fuel to the fire by bringing up the question of who was guilty.
- Ого́нь гори́т. The fire burns.
- Пожалуйста, подде́рживай ого́нь, чтобы не пога́с. Please keep the fire from going out.
- Ого́нь дотла спали́л дом. The fire reduced the house to ashes.
- Пожа́рные потуши́ли ого́нь в мгнове́ние о́ка. The firefighters put out the fire in the blink of an eye.
- Не кричи́те на пла́чущего ребёнка. Э́тим вы только подлива́ете масла в ого́нь. Don't shout at the crying child. It only adds fuel to the fire.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ого́нь | огни́ |
| gen. genitive | огня́ | огне́й |
| dat. dative | огню́ | огня́м |
| acc. accusative | ого́нь | огни́ |
| inst. instrumental | огнём | огня́ми |
| prep. prepositional | огне́ | огня́х |
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