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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).

тюрьма́

noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1208)

Noun basics

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

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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prison

Also: jail, gaol

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Я ду́мала, что Том в тюрьме́. I thought Tom was in prison.
Он попа́л в тюрьму́. He ended up in jail.
Они отпра́вили его в тюрьму́ в 1925 году. They sent him to prison in 1925.
Том сбежа́л из тюрьмы. Tom escaped from prison.
Он получи́л три года тюрьмы. He was sentenced to three years in jail.
Лю́ди, пребывающие в тюрьме́, называ́ются заключёнными. The people who stay in prison are called prisoners.
Она навести́ла му́жа в тюрьме́. She visited her husband in prison.
Я ду́мал, что Том в тюрьме́. I thought Tom was in prison.
Мой муж сиди́т в тюрьме́. My husband is in jail.
Жизнь в тюрьме́ ху́же, чем жизнь живо́тного. Life in prison is worse than the life of an animal.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	тюрьма́	тю́рьмы
gen. genitive	тюрьмы́	тю́рем
dat. dative	тюрьме́	тю́рьмам
acc. accusative	тюрьму́	тю́рьмы
inst. instrumental	тюрьмо́й тюрьмо́ю	тю́рьмами
prep. prepositional	тюрьме́	тю́рьмах