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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
- У них бы́ли ружья.They had guns.
- Том заряди́л своё ружьё.Tom loaded his gun.
- Ружье́ вы́стрелило случа́йно.The gun went off by accident.
- Убе́й того́ медве́дя из ружья.Kill that bear with a rifle.
- Том тра́тит ма́ссу вре́мени на чи́стку своего́ ружья.Tom spends a lot of time cleaning his gun.
- Том приста́вил ружьё к голове́ Мэри и спусти́л куро́к.Tom put a gun to Mary's head and pulled the trigger.
- Изба́вься от ружья.Get rid of the gun.
- Кто сказа́л, что у меня бы́ло ружьё?Who said I had a gun?
- Ко́му принадлежи́т ружьё?Who does the gun belong to?
- Том случа́йно вы́стрелил себе в ногу́, когда чи́стил ружье́.Tom accidentally shot himself in the foot while cleaning his 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.
