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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, female, animate
somewhat often used word (#2775)
somewhat often used word (#2775)
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pig
Also: swine, hog, sow, boar
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- Том ест как свинья́. Tom eats like a pig.
- Свиньи — парнокопы́тные. Pigs are even-toed ungulates.
- Я люблю́ свине́й. Соба́ки смо́трят на нас снизу вверх. Кошки - сверху вниз. Свиньи обраща́ются с нами как с ра́вными. I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
- Кто вы́растил э́тих свине́й? Who raised these pigs?
- Свиньи не мо́гут управля́ть стра́нами. Pigs cannot run the nations.
- Том обозва́л меня свиньёй. Tom called me a pig.
- Все упа́вшие я́блоки достаю́тся сви́ньям. All the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
- Мы до́лжны будем постро́ить заго́н для свине́й. We'll have to build a pen for the pigs.
- Том всегда был свиньёй. Tom has always been a pig.
- Ты лжи́вая свинья́. You're a lying pig.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | свинья́ | сви́ньи |
| gen. genitive | свиньи́ | свине́й |
| dat. dative | свинье́ | сви́ньям |
| acc. accusative | свинью́ | свине́й |
| inst. instrumental |
свиньёй свиньёю |
сви́ньями |
| prep. prepositional | свинье́ | сви́ньях |
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