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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, inanimate
very often used word (#299)
very often used word (#299)
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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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death
Also: decease
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- Суд приговори́л его к сме́рти. The court sentenced him to death.
- Кто рассказа́л тебе о её сме́рти? Who broke the news of her death to you?
- Лю́ди иногда сра́внивают смерть со сном. People sometimes compare death to sleep.
- После сме́рти отца́ он взя́лся управля́ть фи́рмой. He took charge of the firm after his father's death.
- Мы стоя́ли лицо́м к лицу́ со сме́ртью. We stood face to face with death.
- Лю́ди рыда́ли после известия о его сме́рти. People were weeping at the news of his death.
- Я против испо́льзования сме́рти в ка́честве наказа́ния. Я также против ее испо́льзования как награ́ды. I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
- Патрио́ты всегда говоря́т о сме́рти за свою́ страну́, но никогда об уби́йстве ради свое́й страны. Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.
- После сме́рти моя́ душа обрати́тся в небытие́. After death my soul turns into nothing.
- Я был глубоко опечален его сме́ртью. I felt deep sorrow at his death.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | сме́рть | сме́рти |
| gen. genitive | сме́рти | смерте́й |
| dat. dative | сме́рти | смертя́м |
| acc. accusative | сме́рть | сме́рти |
| inst. instrumental | сме́ртью | смертя́ми |
| prep. prepositional | сме́рти | смертя́х |
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