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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).
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how much
Also: how many
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Usage Info
The words много, мало, немного, немало, сколько, несколько are used with different grammatical cases depending whether the object is countable or not: With genitive plural with countables and genitive singular with non-countables.
Examples
- Сколько лет Вашим де́тям? How old are your kids?
- Сколько у вас дете́й? How many kids do you have?
- Сколько книг на столе́? How many books are there on the table?
- Сколько лет твоему́ ста́ршему сы́ну? How old is your oldest son?
- Сколько килограммов я могу́ взять? How many kilos may I take?
- Ты зна́ешь, что мое́й до́чери примерно столько же лет, сколько твоему́ сы́ну. Вот почему, я ду́маю, они обручатся. You know my younger daughter is about the same age as your son. It's why I decided that they will be engaged.
- Джону столько же лет, сколько и моему́ бра́ту. John is as old as my brother.
- Бери́те пече́нья сколько пожела́ете. Take as many cookies as you want.
- Сколько вре́мени занима́ет дойти́ отсюда до оте́ля Хилтон? How long does it take to go from here to the Hilton Hotel?
- Сколько у тебя бли́зких друзе́й? How many close friends do you have?
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Michel edited stress 1 year ago
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