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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.
despise
Also: hold in contempt, disdain
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Examples
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- Мы презира́ем их. We despise them.
- Не презира́й меня! Don't hate me!
- Они тебя презира́ют. They despise you.
- Они презира́ют вас. They despise you.
- Я презира́ю их. I despise them.
- Мы презира́ем её. We despise her.
- Мы не до́лжны презира́ть челове́ка за то, что он бе́ден. We should not despise a man because he is poor.
- Том презира́ет ложь. Tom despises lies.
- Ты презира́ешь Ника, не так ли? You despise Nick, don't you?
- Она его презира́ет. She despises him.
Imperative
| singular | презира́й |
|---|---|
| plural | презира́йте |
Past
| male | презира́л |
|---|---|
| female | презира́ла |
| neuter | презира́ло |
| plural | презира́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | презира́ю | бу́ду презира́ть |
| ты | презира́ешь | бу́дешь презира́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | презира́ет | бу́дет презира́ть |
| мы | презира́ем | бу́дем презира́ть |
| вы | презира́ете | бу́дете презира́ть |
| они́ | презира́ют | бу́дут презира́ть |
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