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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, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#3224)
somewhat often used word (#3224)
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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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elephant
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bishop (chess piece)
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Examples
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- Вам нра́вятся слоны́. You like elephants.
- Э́тим спо́собом они ло́вят слоно́в живы́ми. This is the way they capture elephants alive.
- Не веди́ себя как слон в посудной ла́вке. Don't act like a bull in a china shop.
- Там охо́тились на слона́. An elephant was hunted there.
- Вы когда-нибудь ви́дели летающего слона́? Have you ever seen a flying elephant?
- У слоно́в два уха. Elephants have two ears.
- Купи́ слона́! - "Како́го ещё слона́?" - "Все говоря́т "како́го ещё слона́", а ты купи́ слона́". Buy the elephant! - "What elephant?" - "Everybody says 'what elephant', but you buy the elephant!"
- Она де́лает из му́хи слона́. She is making a mountain out of a molehill.
- Поблизости не бы́ло други́х слоно́в. There weren't any other elephants nearby.
- Где мой слон? Where's my elephant?
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | слон | слоны́ |
| gen. genitive | слона́ | слоно́в |
| dat. dative | слону́ | слона́м |
| acc. accusative | слона́ | слоно́в |
| inst. instrumental | слоно́м | слона́ми |
| prep. prepositional | слоне́ | слона́х |
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