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Medianoun, neuter, inanimate
Somewhat often used word (top 3,000)
Translation
shotgun
Also: gun, rifle (common in use but not quite correct, see info tag)
Info: A 'ружьё' = shotgun has a straight barrel. Only for a short firing distance, since in contrast to a rifle, the projectile fired does not have any twist for flight stabilization.
Examples
- Убе́й того́ медве́дя ружьём.Kill that bear with a rifle.
- Дай мне ружьё.Give me a gun.
- Я сказа́л, брось ружьё!I said drop your gun!
- Я ду́мал, что слы́шал вы́стрел из ружья.I thought I heard a gunshot.
- Том доста́л своё ружьё и вы́стрелил в Мэри.Tom pulled out his gun and shot Mary.
- Ружье́ Тома дало осе́чку.Tom's gun misfired.
- Ружьё внезапно вы́стрелило.The gun suddenly went off.
- Не игра́й с тем ружьём, э́то не игру́шка.Don't play with that gun. It's not a toy.
- Убе́й того́ медве́дя из ружья.Kill that bear with a rifle.
- У Тома есть ружьё.Tom has a gun.
Declension
Note: Stress change.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | ружьё | ру́жья |
| gen.genitive | ружья́ | ру́жей |
| dat.dative | ружью́ | ру́жьям |
| acc.accusative | ружьё | ру́жья |
| inst.instrumental | ружьём | ру́жьями |
| prep.prepositional | ружье́ | ру́жьях |
Contributions
Johan edited usage info 2 years ago.
Леопард edited usage info 2 years ago.
Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
