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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

суть

noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1536)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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essence

Also: gist, point

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Том подробно объясни́л суть дела. Tom explained the matter in detail.
Э́то очень просто, если улови́л суть. It's a snap once you get the hang of it.
В э́том и суть. That's just the point.
В э́том вся суть. That is the essence of the matter.
Переста́ньте ходи́ть вокруг да около и переходите к су́ти. Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
Он объясни́л суть мне. He explained the matter to me.
Отве́т Тома пока́зывает, что он не по́нял всей су́ти расска́за. Tom's answer shows that he's missed the whole point of the story.
Дава́йте сразу перейдём к су́ти дела. Let's cut right to the heart of the matter.
Эсперанто, по свое́й су́ти, и не язы́к вовсе. Esperanto is pretty much of a non-language.
Я не ду́маю, что в э́том суть. I don't think that's the point.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	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