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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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- В хле́ву свинья́. There's a pig in the sty.
- Она ест как свинья́. She eats like a pig.
- В свина́рнике свинья́. There's a pig in the sty.
- Ну ты и свинья́. You're such a pig.
- Ты свинья́. You're a pig.
- Он ест как свинья́. He eats like a pig.
- Не мечите би́сер пе́ред сви́ньями. Don't cast pears before swine.
- Все осыпающиеся я́блоки съеда́ют свиньи. All of the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
- Том - свинья́! Tom is a pig!
- Я обозва́л его жи́рной свиньёй. I called him a fat 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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