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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)
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- В её слова́х есть более глубо́кий смысл. Her words have a deeper meaning.
- Он ду́мает, что жизнь в каком-то смы́сле похо́жа на путеше́ствие. He thinks that life is like a voyage in a sense.
- Он поли́тик во всех смы́слах. He is a politician in all senses.
- 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.
- В его слова́х нет смы́сла. His words are meaningless.
- Ты когда-нибудь задава́лся вопро́сом о смы́сле жи́зни? Do you ever think about the meaning of life?
- Она хоте́ла бы найти́ смысл жи́зни. She'd like to find the purpose of life.
- Смысл э́того письма нея́сен. The meaning of this letter is unclear.
- Мои́ слова име́ют смысл? Am I making sense?
- Дальше чита́ть нет смы́сла. It's not worth reading any further.
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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