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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)
Noun basics
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Translation
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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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river
Also: stream
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Река́ затопи́ла большую о́бласть. The river flooded a large area.
- Джон прогуля́лся вдоль реки. John took a walk along the river.
- Я смог переплы́ть ре́ку, когда мне бы́ло двенадцать. I could swim across the river when I was twelve.
- Их продвиже́ние бы́ло остановлено широ́кой реко́й. Their progress was stopped by a wide river.
- Пошли́ попла́ваем в реке́. Let's go and swim in the river.
- Над реко́й висе́л тума́н. A mist hung over the river.
- Река́ Миссисипи впада́ет в Мексика́нский зали́в. The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
- Ле́беди на реке́ бы́ли похо́жи на сон. The swans on the river make a dreamlike scene.
- Мой брат не осме́лился переплы́ть ре́ку. My brother dared not swim across the river.
- Еди́нственный путь в дере́вню лежи́т со стороны реки. The only access to the village is from the river.
Declension
Note: Stress change
singular | plural | |
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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 |