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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)
Noun basics
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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pig
Also: swine, hog, sow, boar
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- Более семидесяти пяти проце́нтов ферм разводи́ли свине́й и моло́чных коро́в. More than 75% of farms raised pigs and milk cows.
- Том ест как свинья́. Tom eats like a pig.
- Свинья́ ро́зовая. The pig is pink.
- Почему ты со свиньёй? Why are you with a pig?
- Коро́ва говори́т "му", пету́х "кукареку", свинья́ "хрю-хрю", у́тка "кря-кря", а ко́шка "мяу". The cow goes "moo," the rooster goes "cock-a-doodle-doo," the pig goes "oink, oink," the duck goes "quack, quack" and the cat goes "meow."
- Я обозва́л их жи́рными сви́ньями. I called them fat pigs.
- Он ест как свинья́. He eats like a pig.
- Лу́чше быть недово́льным Сократом, чем дово́льной свиньёй. It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied.
- Мы до́лжны будем постро́ить заго́н для свине́й. We'll have to build a pen for the pigs.
- Более семидесяти пяти проце́нтов хозя́йств выра́щивали свине́й и моло́чных коро́в. More than 75% of farms raised pigs and milk cows.
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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