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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
often used word
often used word
Noun basics
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Translation
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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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Usage Info
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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 | |
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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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Sandy edited translation 6 days ago
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ericqaz11 edited translation 1 year ago