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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, male, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#3119)
somewhat often used word (#3119)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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brook
Also: stream
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- Вода в э́том ручье́ холо́дная и прозра́чная. The water in this brook is cool and clear.
- Попе́й воды из ручья́. Drink water from a stream.
- Журча́ние ручья́ усыпля́ет меня. The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.
- Он не осме́лился перепры́гнуть через руче́й. He didn't dare to jump over the brook.
- Пить во́ду из ручья́. Drink water from a stream.
- Он не отва́жился перепры́гнуть через руче́й. He dared not jump over the brook.
- Ти́хое журча́ние го́рного ручья́ помогло́ Тому успоко́иться. The gentle murmur of the mountain stream helped Tom calm himself.
- Она смотре́ла на дете́й, играющих на ручье́. She watched the children playing in the brook.
- Не так уж легко перепры́гнуть э́тот руче́й. It's quite a jump from one side of the brook to the other.
- «Зачем руче́й без жгу́чей жа́жды?» — спра́шивает в своём стихотворе́нии Аркадий Кулешов. ‘What is the brook without burning thirst for?’, Arkadź Kulašoŭ asks in his verse.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | руче́й | ручьи́ |
| gen. genitive | ручья́ | ручьёв |
| dat. dative | ручью́ | ручья́м |
| acc. accusative | руче́й | ручьи́ |
| inst. instrumental | ручьём | ручья́ми |
| prep. prepositional | ручье́ | ручья́х |
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