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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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- Она ест как свинья́. She eats like a pig.
- Ты гря́зная свинья́! You filthy pig!
- Я обозва́л Тома жи́рной свиньёй. I called Tom a fat pig.
- Все упа́вшие я́блоки достаю́тся сви́ньям. All the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
- 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.
- Гусь свинье́ не това́рищ. Oil and water don't mix.
- Том, ты поте́ешь, как свинья́. You're sweating like a pig, Tom.
- Почему в меню́ свиные кры́лышки, хотя у свине́й на самом де́ле нет кры́льев? Why are there pork wings on the menu when pigs don't actually have any wings?
- Свиньи не мо́гут управля́ть стра́нами. Pigs cannot run the nations.
- Все осыпающиеся я́блоки съеда́ют свиньи. All of the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
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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