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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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- Кто рассказа́л тебе о её сме́рти? Who broke the news of her death to you?
- Судья́ приговори́л его к сме́рти. The judge condemned him to death.
- После сме́рти моя́ душа обрати́тся в небытие́. After death my soul turns into nothing.
- Лю́ди рыда́ли после известия о его сме́рти. People were weeping at the news of his death.
- Есть ли жизнь до сме́рти? Is there life before death?
- Объявле́ние о его сме́рти появи́лось в газе́тах. An announcement of his death appeared in the newspapers.
- Я всегда готов к сме́рти. I'm always ready for death.
- Я спа́сся от сме́рти. I escaped death.
- Смерть предпочти́тельна тако́му страда́нию. Death is preferable to such suffering.
- Ребёнок был не в состоя́нии поня́ть смерть его отца́. The child was incapable of understanding his father's 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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