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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
somewhat often used word (#1536)
somewhat often used word (#1536)
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essence
Also: gist, point
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- Эсперанто, по свое́й су́ти, и не язы́к вовсе. Esperanto is pretty much of a non-language.
- В э́том вся суть. That is the essence of the matter.
- Если кто-либо спро́сит, в чем суть исто́рии, я действительно не зна́ю. If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
- В э́том заключа́ется суть дела. That is the essence of the matter.
- Том не лю́бит ходи́ть вокруг да около и предпочита́ет сразу переходи́ть к су́ти. Tom doesn't like beating around the bush but prefers to get straight to the point.
- Не понима́ю, в чём тут суть. I don't see the point.
- Ты искажа́ешь суть мои́х слов. You're twisting my words.
- Он объясни́л суть мне. He explained the matter to me.
- Исто́рия челове́чества - э́то, по су́ти, исто́рия иде́й. Human history is in essence a history of ideas.
- Я не ду́маю, что в э́том суть. I don't think that's the point.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | су́ть | су́ти |
| gen. genitive | су́ти | су́тей |
| dat. dative | су́ти | су́тям |
| acc. accusative | су́ть | су́ти |
| inst. instrumental | су́тью | су́тями |
| prep. prepositional | су́ти | су́тях |
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