somewhat often used word (#2775)
Translation
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1.pig, swine, hog, sow, boar
pig
Also: swine, hog, sow, boar
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Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Не будь свиньёй. Don't be a pig.
- 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?
- 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.
- Я обозва́л их жи́рными сви́ньями. I called them fat pigs.
- Заклятье бы́ло разру́шено, и свинья́ оберну́лась челове́ком. The spell was broken and the pig turned into a man.
- Все упа́вшие я́блоки достаю́тся сви́ньям. All the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
- Не мечи́ би́сер пе́ред сви́ньями. Do not cast pearls before swine.
- Все осыпающиеся я́блоки съеда́ют свиньи. All of the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
- 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."
- Мужчи́ны - свиньи. Men are pigs.
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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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Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
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