often used word (#305)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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letter
Also: writing, script
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Ру́чка и каранда́ш - инструме́нты для письма. Pens and pencils are examples of writing tools.
- Я не пишу письмо́. I am not writing a letter.
- Я пишу письмо́. I'm writing a letter.
- Есть для меня письма в сего́дняшней по́чте? Are there any letters for me in today's mail?
- Вы уже отве́тили на то письмо́? Have you answered that letter yet?
- Он заме́тил на столе́ письмо́. He noticed a letter on the desk.
- Я зако́нчу писать письмо́, и отведу́ тебя на о́зеро, примерно в двух ми́лях отсюда, за холмо́м. When I have finished writing the letter, I will take you to the lake about two miles beyond the hill.
- Из э́того письма я по́нял, что он рассерди́лся. I gathered from this letter that he was angry.
- Я попроси́л его отве́тить мне сразу после того́, как он полу́чит моё письмо́. I asked him to answer soon after he received my letter.
- Она пла́кала, читая письмо́. She cried as she read the letter.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | письмо́ | пи́сьма |
| gen. genitive | письма́ | пи́сем |
| dat. dative | письму́ | пи́сьмам |
| acc. accusative | письмо́ | пи́сьма |
| inst. instrumental | письмо́м | пи́сьмами |
| prep. prepositional | письме́ | пи́сьмах |
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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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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