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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
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death
Also: decease
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- Лю́ди рыда́ли после известия о его сме́рти. People were weeping at the news of his death.
- Я всегда готов к сме́рти. I'm always ready for death.
- Он поги́б сме́ртью солда́та в би́тве во и́мя демокра́тии. He died a soldier's death in the battle in the cause of democracy.
- Он не боя́лся сме́рти. He didn't fear death.
- Помни о сме́рти. Don't forget death.
- Что стано́вится причи́ной сме́рти самого популя́рного певца́ в ми́ре? What's causing the death of the most popular singer in the world?
- Кто рассказа́л тебе о её сме́рти? Who broke the news of her death to you?
- 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.
- Кто отомсти́т за смерть Карла? Who will avenge the death of Karl?
- Его смерть была́ большо́й поте́рей для наше́й фи́рмы. His death was a great loss to our firm.
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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