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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, neuter, inanimate
very often used word (#221)
very often used word (#221)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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shoulder
Also: upper arm, humerus, arm
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- Он косну́лся моего́ плеча́. He touched my shoulder.
- Она дотро́нулась до моего́ плеча́. She touched my shoulder.
- Она дотро́нулась до его плеча́. She touched him on the shoulder.
- Она положи́ла го́лову на плечо́ её матери. She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
- У него у́зкие пле́чи. He has narrow shoulders.
- У него нет свое́й головы на плеча́х. He doesn't have a mind of his own.
- Он пожа́л плеча́ми. He shrugged his shoulders.
- У Джима широ́кие пле́чи. Jim has broad shoulders.
- Том пожа́л плеча́ми. Tom shrugged his shoulders.
- Оте́ц положи́л ру́ку на моё плечо́. Father laid his hand on my shoulder.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | плечо́ | пле́чи |
| gen. genitive | плеча́ | пле́ч |
| dat. dative | плечу́ | плеча́м |
| acc. accusative | плечо́ | пле́чи |
| inst. instrumental | плечо́м | плеча́ми |
| prep. prepositional | плече́ | плеча́х |
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