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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
often used word (#840)
often used word (#840)
Noun basics
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Translation
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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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2.
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 отдыха́ли в тени. We had a rest in the shade.
- Он даже со́бственной тени бои́тся. He is even afraid of his own shadow.
- Пойдем посиди́м в тени. Let's go and sit in the shade.
- Пожило́й челове́к отдыха́л в тени де́рева. An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.
- Мы лежи́м в тени. We're lying in the shade.
- Старое де́рево отбра́сывает тень. An old tree provides shade.
- Она лежи́т в тени. She's lying in the shade.
- Нам стоит установи́ть пала́тку в тени того́ де́рева. We have to set up the tent in the shade of that tree.
- Кристина весь день пробыла́ в тени, потому что не хоте́ла обгоре́ть на со́лнце. Christine stayed in the shade all day, because she didn't want to get a sunburn.
- Де́рево отбра́сывало дли́нную тень. The tree cast a long shadow.
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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anonymous edited noun basics 5 months ago
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Michel edited translation 1 year ago
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kinan edited declension 3 years ago
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