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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, inanimate
often used word (#427)
often used word (#427)
Noun basics
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Also: meaning, purport
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Examples
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- Пари́ж в каком-то смы́сле центр ми́ра. Paris is the center of the world, in a way.
- Упако́вка мо́жет быть лу́чшей в Япо́нии, но если содержимое тре́тьего сорта, то како́й же в ней смысл? The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?
- Он не зна́ет, в чем смысл жи́зни. He doesn't know the meaning of life.
- В её слова́х есть более глубо́кий смысл. Her words have a deeper meaning.
- Мы не могли́ уви́деть смысл того́, что он говори́л. We couldn't grasp the meaning of what he was trying to say.
- Франклин был изве́стен свои́м здра́вым смы́слом. Franklin was known for his common sense.
- Не име́ет смы́сла жа́ловаться на пого́ду. It is no use complaining about the weather.
- Ей не хвата́ет здра́вого смы́сла. She lacks common sense.
- В э́том нет никако́го чёртового смы́сла. It makes no fucking sense.
- Ни один челове́к не мо́жет сказа́ть, в чём смысл жи́зни, лишь всё челове́чество мо́жет отве́тить на э́тот вопро́с. No one man can answer what's the meaning of life; this question stands before all mankind.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | смы́сл | смы́слы |
| gen. genitive | смы́сла | смы́слов |
| dat. dative | смы́слу | смы́слам |
| acc. accusative | смы́сл | смы́слы |
| inst. instrumental | смы́слом | смы́слами |
| prep. prepositional | смы́сле | смы́слах |
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