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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
often used word (#807)
often used word (#807)
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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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sister
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nurse
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Что ста́ло с твое́й сестро́й? What has become of your sister?
- Нэнси похо́жа на мою сестру́. Nancy looks like my sister.
- Элис не слу́шала свою́ сестру́. Alice wasn't listening to her sister.
- Твое́й сестре́ нра́вится смотре́ть по телеви́зору борьбу́ сумо. Your sister enjoys watching sumo wrestling on TV.
- Обе сестры́ очень краси́вые. Both sisters are very beautiful.
- Де́вушка за пиани́но — моя́ сестра́. The girl playing the piano is my sister.
- Почти никто не ду́мает, что мы сестры́. Almost no one thinks that we are sisters.
- Моя́ сестра́ — неуклю́жая, в э́том её недоста́ток. My sister is a clutz, and that's her drawback.
- Мой люби́мый племя́нник — сын мое́й сестры́ Джон. My sister's son Jimmy is my favorite nephew.
- Твоя́ сестра́ как всегда прекра́сна. Your sister's as beautiful as ever.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | сестра́ | сёстры |
| gen. genitive | сестры́ | сестёр |
| dat. dative | сестре́ | сёстрам |
| acc. accusative | сестру́ | сестёр |
| inst. instrumental |
сестро́й сестро́ю |
сёстрами |
| prep. prepositional | сестре́ | сёстрах |
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anonymous edited declension 2 years ago
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Michel edited translation 3 years ago
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