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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).
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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.
lag behind
Also: be backward, be behind, be behindhand, be slow, come off
Translation:Example:Info: -
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Examples
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- Я должен упорно учи́ться, чтобы не отстава́ть от други́х студе́нтов. I have to study hard to keep up with the other students.
- Мой францу́зский отстаёт. My French is getting rusty.
- Твои́ часы отстаю́т на десять минут. Your watch is ten minutes slow.
- Часы отстаю́т на десять минут. The clock is ten minutes behind.
- Э́ти часы отстаю́т на десять минут. The clock is ten minutes slow.
- Постара́йся не отстава́ть от Тома. Try to keep up with Tom.
- Мои́ часы отстаю́т на десять минут в день. My watch loses ten minutes a day.
- Э́ти часы отстаю́т. The watch is slow.
- Мне нужно отрегули́ровать часы. Они отстаю́т. I must adjust my watch. It's slow.
- Твои́ часы отстаю́т на пять минут. Your watch is five minutes slow.
Imperative
| singular | отстава́й |
|---|---|
| plural | отстава́йте |
Past
| male | отстава́л |
|---|---|
| female | отстава́ла |
| neuter | отстава́ло |
| plural | отстава́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | отстаю́ | бу́ду отстава́ть |
| ты | отстаёшь | бу́дешь отстава́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | отстаёт | бу́дет отстава́ть |
| мы | отстаём | бу́дем отстава́ть |
| вы | отстаёте | бу́дете отстава́ть |
| они́ | отстаю́т | бу́дут отстава́ть |
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