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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, animate
often used word (#840)
often used word (#840)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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shadow
Also: shade
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ghost
Also: phantom
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atom
Also: particle
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- Мы разби́ли пала́тку в тени большо́го де́рева. We pitched our tent under the shade of a large tree.
- Они спря́тались в тени. They hid themselves in the shadows.
- У него бы́ло лишь одно жела́ние: сорва́ться прочь и жить среди огне́й и те́ней. He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.
- Держи́сь в тени. Keep a low profile.
- На ли́цах уби́тых го́рем бе́женцев появи́лась тень улы́бки. On the faces of the grief-stricken refugees appeared a faint smile.
- Он сам свое́й тени бои́тся. He fears his own shadow.
- Пойдем посиди́м в тени. Let's go and sit in the shade.
- Де́рево отбра́сывало дли́нную тень. The tree cast a long shadow.
- Де́вочка боя́лась свое́й со́бственной тени. The girl was afraid of her own shadow.
- Мы отдыха́ли в тени. We had a rest in the shade.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | те́нь | те́ни |
| gen. genitive | те́ни | тене́й |
| dat. dative | те́ни | теня́м |
| acc. accusative | те́нь | те́ней |
| inst. instrumental | те́нью | теня́ми |
| prep. prepositional | тени́ | теня́х |
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Michel edited translation 4 months ago
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kinan edited declension 2 years ago
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