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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
very often used word (#196)
very often used word (#196)
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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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light
Also: world, society
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- Как много люде́й на све́те не в состоя́нии перерасти́ у́ровень своего́ желу́дка! There are so many people in the world who are incapable of outgrowing the level of their stomach!
- Загоре́лся кра́сный свет. The traffic light changed to red.
- Его уника́льный взгляд на ве́щи помо́г проли́ть свет на ситуа́цию. His unique perspective helped shed light on the situation.
- Вы́ключите, пожалуйста, свет. Turn off the light, please.
- Я забавля́лся иде́ей о том, чтобы прода́ть все и отпра́виться в до́лгое, неторопли́вое путеше́ствие вокруг све́та. I've been toying with the idea of selling everything and taking a long, slow trip around the world.
- Я люблю́ свет свече́й. I like candlelight.
- Ско́рость све́та гораздо больше ско́рости зву́ка. The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
- Нью-Йорк — са́мый большо́й го́род на све́те. New York is the world's biggest city.
- Выходя из ко́мнаты, пожалуйста, убеди́тесь, что вы вы́ключили свет. When you leave the room, please make sure you turn off the lights.
- Я не ду́маю, что при лу́нном све́те можно чита́ть кни́гу. I don't suppose it's possible to read a book by moonlight.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | све́т | *све́ты |
| gen. genitive | све́та | *све́тов |
| dat. dative | све́ту | *све́там |
| acc. accusative | све́т | *све́ты |
| inst. instrumental | све́том | *све́тами |
| prep. prepositional | све́те | *све́тах |
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Yakov_Pavlov edited noun basics 3 weeks ago
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