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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)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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cause
Also: reason, motive
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- Я никогда не спо́рил с мое́й ма́чехой, и для э́того не бы́ло причи́н. I never argued with my stepmother, nor she gave me the reasons.
- Причи́на, по кото́рой мы не мо́жем согласи́ться с его мне́нием, будет указана ниже. The reason why we cannot support his view will be given below.
- У Тома не бы́ло причи́н серди́ться. Tom had no reason to be angry.
- Назови́ причи́ну, по кото́рой тебя не бы́ло вчера́. Give me the reason for which you were absent yesterday.
- У неё была́ хоро́шая причи́на, чтобы подать на разво́д. She had good reason to file for a divorce.
- Причи́ной его сме́рти была́ автоавария. The cause of his death was a car accident.
- Пробле́мы с эре́кцией мо́гут быть вызваны разли́чными причи́нами. Erection problems can have various causes.
- По э́той причи́не я не могу́ пойти́ с тобой. For this reason, I can't go with you.
- Причи́на, по кото́рой он отсу́тствовал, заключа́ется в том, что у него была́ си́льная головна́я боль. The reason he was absent was that he had a severe headache.
- Для его увольне́ния нет причи́н. There is no reason why he should be dismissed.
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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