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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, female, inanimate
often used word (#499)
often used word (#499)
Noun basics
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
cause
Also: reason, motive
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Examples
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- В чём и́стинная причи́на э́той траге́дии? What is the real cause of this tragedy?
- Рак - гла́вная причи́на заботы в хосписе. Cancer is the leading cause for hospice care.
- У Тома не бы́ло причи́н не доверя́ть Мэри. Tom has no reason not to trust Mary.
- Причи́на происше́ствия - по́лная зага́дка. The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
- Её не бы́ло по причи́не боле́зни. She was absent on the ground of illness.
- Нет причи́ны чу́вствовать себя ниже други́х. There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.
- По э́той причи́не я не могу́ пойти́ с тобой. For this reason, I can't go with you.
- Вам изве́стна причи́на, почему две тре́ти студе́нтов не прису́тствовали на встре́че? Do you know the reason why two-thirds of the students did not attend the student meeting?
- Вот что ста́ло причи́ной его неуда́чи. That's the cause of his failure.
- Назови́те мне причи́ну его увольне́ния. Tell me the reason why he was fired.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | причи́на | причи́ны |
| gen. genitive | причи́ны | причи́н |
| dat. dative | причи́не | причи́нам |
| acc. accusative | причи́ну | причи́ны |
| inst. instrumental |
причи́ной причи́ною |
причи́нами |
| prep. prepositional | причи́не | причи́нах |
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