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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).
very often used word (#105)
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because
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Expressions
- потому́ что because
Examples
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- Сократа обвини́ли в атеи́зме, потому что он не ве́рил в Зевса. Socrates was accused of atheism because he did not believe in Zeus.
- Она мо́жет отказа́ться разгова́ривать с тобой, потому что у неё очень плохо́е настрое́ние. She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.
- Ты почему не идёшь? - "Потому что я не хочу́". Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to."
- Моя́ нога́ боле́ла, потому я не мог ходи́ть. My leg got hurt, so I could not walk.
- Я не ви́жу, потому что што́ры задёрнуты. I can't see in because the curtains are closed.
- Я не вы́шла за него замуж, потому что он бога́тый. I didn't marry him because he is rich.
- Потому что там рабо́тал его оте́ц. Because his father was working there.
- Потому что он меня пригласи́л. Because he invited me.
- Я доверя́ю ему потому, что он никогда не лжет. I trust him because he never tells a lie.
- Почему? Потому что его семье́ нужны́ бы́ли де́ньги, вот почему. Why? Because his family needed the money, that's why.
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Lucian edited word type 4 months ago
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Remanuele edited stress 1 year ago
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Michel edited stress 1 year ago
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anonymous edited translation 1 year ago
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