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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, inanimate
often used word (#491)
often used word (#491)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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river
Also: stream
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- Их продвиже́ние бы́ло остановлено широ́кой реко́й. Their progress was stopped by a wide river.
- Река́ Миссисипи впада́ет в Мексика́нский зали́в. The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
- Река́ здесь ме́лкая — мы мо́жем перейти́ вброд. The river is shallow here. We can walk across.
- Мы пошли́ на ре́ку посмотре́ть, как цветёт сакура. We went to see the cherry blossoms along the river.
- Её дом на том берегу реки. Her house is across the river.
- Мы спла́вились вниз по реке́ на кано́э. We went down a river by canoe.
- Мой брат не осме́лился переплы́ть ре́ку. My brother dared not swim across the river.
- Два города разделены реко́й. The two towns are separated by a river.
- Иссле́дование продемонстри́ровало, насколько загрязнены совреме́нные реки. Research has shown how polluted the rivers are these days.
- Купа́ние в э́той реке́ не разреша́ется. Swimming is not allowed in this river.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | река́ | ре́ки |
| gen. genitive | реки́ | ре́к |
| dat. dative | реке́ | ре́кам |
| acc. accusative | ре́ку | ре́ки |
| inst. instrumental |
реко́й реко́ю |
ре́ками |
| prep. prepositional | реке́ | ре́ках |
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