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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)
Noun basics
Gender:
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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- Она лю́бит ку́клу, как со́бственную сестру́. She loves the doll like her own sister.
- Нэнси вы́глядит как моя́ сестра́. Nancy looks like my sister.
- Мы не мо́жем различи́ть ее и ее мла́дшую сестру́. We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.
- Обе сестры́ очень краси́вые. Both sisters are very beautiful.
- Дайан ведь наполовину и твоя́ сестра́, Джордж. Diane is your half-sister too, George.
- Его сестра́ — популя́рная телевизио́нная ли́чность. His sister is a popular TV personality.
- Твоя́ сестра́ как всегда прекра́сна. Your sister's as beautiful as ever.
- Когда моя́ сестра́ преуспе́ла, я был вне себя от за́висти. I was beside myself with jealousy when my youngest sister rose in the world.
- Из-за чего он отдали́лся от свое́й сестры́? What has estranged him from his sister?
- Элис не слу́шала свою́ сестру́. Alice wasn't listening to her sister.
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 1 year ago
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Michel edited translation 2 years ago
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