Translation
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1.decrease, decline, diminish
decrease
Also: decline, diminish
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
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Examples
- Населе́ние страны сократи́лось на треть. The population of the country dropped by a third.
- Населе́ние э́того города сократи́лось. The population of this city has decreased.
- В э́той стране́ среднее коли́чество дете́й в семье́ сократи́лось с 2 до 1,5. In this country the average number of children per family fell from 2 to 1.5.
- С 1990 года вы́бросы мета́на сократи́лись на 11%. Since 1990, methane emissions have decreased by 11%.
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Imperative
| singular | сократи́сь |
|---|---|
| plural | сократи́тесь |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
Past
| male | сократи́лся |
|---|---|
| female | сократи́лась |
| neuter | сократи́лось |
| plural | сократи́лись |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | сокращу́сь |
| ты | - | сократи́шься |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | сократи́тся |
| мы | - | сократи́мся |
| вы | - | сократи́тесь |
| они́ | - | сократя́тся |
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