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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
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1.
lose
Also: shed
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- Не потеря́й возмо́жность сде́лать ей предложе́ние. Don't hesitate to take the opportunity to propose to her.
- Том потеря́л рабо́ту. Tom has lost his job.
- Он потеря́л прису́тствие ду́ха. He lost his spirit.
- Я потеря́л вдохнове́ние. I lost my inspiration.
- Он снова потеря́л свой зо́нтик. He lost his umbrella again.
- В 1930-е, во вре́мя Вели́кой Депре́ссии, мно́гие состоя́тельные лю́ди потеря́ли всё при обва́ле биржевого ры́нка. During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.
- Он потеря́л цвет. He lost color.
- Я потеря́л созна́ние. I passed out.
- Проще дере́вню потеря́ть, чем на один дом зарабо́тать. It's easier to lose a village than get a home.
- В пожа́ре почто́вый по́езд потеря́л большую часть по́чты. The mail train lost most of its mail in the fire.
Imperative
| singular | потеря́й |
|---|---|
| plural | потеря́йте |
Past
| male | потеря́л |
|---|---|
| female | потеря́ла |
| neuter | потеря́ло |
| plural | потеря́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | потеря́ю |
| ты | - | потеря́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | потеря́ет |
| мы | - | потеря́ем |
| вы | - | потеря́ете |
| они́ | - | потеря́ют |
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