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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, feminine, inanimate
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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reason
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cause
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Examples
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- Причи́ной моего́ отсу́тствия была́ боле́знь. The reason for my absence is that I was ill.
- Смерть короля́ ста́ла причи́ной войны. The death of the king brought about a war.
- Он оскорби́л меня без причи́ны. He insulted me without reason.
- Гла́вная причи́на его неуда́чи — лень. The primary cause of his failure is laziness.
- У Тома не бы́ло причи́н серди́ться. Tom had no reason to be angry.
- Что бы́ло причи́ной взры́ва? What was the cause of the explosion?
- У Тома не бы́ло причи́н не доверя́ть Мэри. Tom has no reason not to trust Mary.
- Я зна́ю причи́ну, по кото́рой она оста́вила свою́ рабо́ту. I know the reason that she quit her job.
- В чём и́стинная причи́на э́той траге́дии? What is the real cause of this tragedy?
- Причи́на происше́ствия - по́лная зага́дка. The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
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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