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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

пи́ща

noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1941)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Translation

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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text

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food

Also: nutrition

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Како́й пи́щей ты пита́лся? What kind of meal did you eat?
Тому, вроде, нра́вится япо́нская пи́ща. Tom seems to like Japanese food.
Мне очень нра́вится кита́йская пи́ща. I like Chinese food a lot.
Я стара́юсь пита́ться только здоро́вой пи́щей. I try to only eat healthy foods.
Сыр - твёрдая пи́ща, изготовляемая из молока́ коро́в, коз, ове́ц и про́чих млекопита́ющих. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.
Молоко́ - пи́ща для младе́нцев. Milk is a food for babies.
Будет день, и будет пи́ща. A day will be and food will be.
Сла́бые слу́жат пи́щей для си́льных. The weak are food for the strong.
Пи́ща — перве́йшая необходи́мость. Food is a basic necessity.
Иностра́нцам трудно привы́кнуть к япо́нской пи́ще. It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese food.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	пи́ща	пи́щи
gen. genitive	пи́щи	пи́щ
dat. dative	пи́ще	пи́щам
acc. accusative	пи́щу	пи́щи
inst. instrumental	пи́щей пи́щею	пи́щами
prep. prepositional	пи́ще	пи́щах