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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
very often used word (#196)
very often used word (#196)
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light
Also: world, society
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- Её глаза сверка́ли, отражая свет ко́мнаты. Her eyes shone as they reflected the light of the room.
- Вы мо́жете получа́ть эне́ргию от со́лнечного све́та. You can get energy from the sunshine.
- Высо́кое зда́ние заслони́ло их дом от со́лнечного све́та. The high building deprived their house of sunlight.
- Ско́рость све́та гораздо больше ско́рости зву́ка. The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
- Зелёный абажу́р рассе́ивал по ко́мнате тёплый свет. The green lampshade casts a warm glow in the room.
- Его мне́ние пролива́ет но́вый свет на пробле́му. His opinion adds a new light to the question.
- Пожалуйста, вы́ключи свет, когда уйдёшь из ко́мнаты. Please put the light out when you leave the room.
- Свет от ла́мпы мерца́л в тума́не. The light of the lamp glimmered in the fog.
- Свет пога́с. The light went out.
- Всё, что существу́ет на све́те - только сон. Everything that is in this world is but a dream.
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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