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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).

сме́на

noun, feminine, inanimate
somewhat often used word

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Translation

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shift

Also: session, shift at work

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changing

Also: change, replacement

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Том не лю́бит рабо́тать в ночну́ю сме́ну. Tom doesn't like working the graveyard shift.
Врач порекомендова́л сме́ну обстано́вки. The doctor advised a change of air.
На сле́дующей неде́ле я буду рабо́тать во втору́ю сме́ну. Next week I'll have the late shift.
Том рабо́тает в ночну́ю сме́ну. Tom works the late shift.
Электропоезда пришли́ на сме́ну поезда́м с паровой тя́гой. Steam trains were replaced by electric trains.
Дети - наша сме́на, наше бу́дущее, продолже́ние жи́зни наро́да. Children are our shift, our future, the continuation of the people's life.
Том на э́той неде́ле рабо́тает в ночну́ю сме́ну. Tom is on the night shift this week.
В давние времена́ почти все лю́ди жи́ли гру́ппами, переезжающими с места на ме́сто со сме́ной времён года. A long time ago, most people lived in groups that moved around as the seasons changed.
Сидзуко написа́ла стихотворе́ние о сме́не времен года. Shizuko composed a poem about the change of the seasons.
Моя́ сме́на зака́нчивается через па́ру часо́в. My shift's over in a couple of hours.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	сме́на	сме́ны
gen. genitive	сме́ны	сме́н
dat. dative	сме́не	сме́нам
acc. accusative	сме́ну	сме́ны
inst. instrumental	сме́ной сме́ною	сме́нами
prep. prepositional	сме́не	сме́нах