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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 (#2451)
somewhat often used word (#2451)
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weight
Also: heaviness, gravity, load, difficulty, burden
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- Дом ру́хнул под тя́жестью снега. The house collapsed under the weight of the snow.
- Кры́ша обру́шилась под тя́жестью снега. The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
- Мои́ ноги налились свинцо́вой тя́жестью. My legs are as heavy as lead.
- Кры́ша ру́хнула под тя́жестью снега. The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
- Ве́тви и́вы не лома́ются под тя́жестью снега. Willow branches don't break under the weight of snow.
- Жира́ф не мо́жет пла́вать, потому что центр тя́жести его тела располо́жен так высоко, что он бы переверну́лся. The giraffe cannot swim because its centre of gravity is so high that it would topple over.
- У меня тя́жесть в нога́х. My legs feel heavy.
- Осторожнее с э́такой тя́жестью! Давай, медленно... Вот, хорошо, аккуратненько так. Be careful with that heavy thing! Take it slowly now. That's right, easy does it.
- Тома обвини́ли в нападе́нии пе́рвой сте́пени тя́жести и приговори́ли к 15 годам в тюрьме́. Tom was charged with first degree assault and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
- Строи́телям, как и моему́ двою́родному бра́ту, часто прихо́дится таска́ть тя́жести на стройплоща́дку. Builders, like my cousin, often have to carry heavy materials to site.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | тя́жесть | тя́жести |
| gen. genitive | тя́жести | тя́жестей |
| dat. dative | тя́жести | тя́жестям |
| acc. accusative | тя́жесть | тя́жести |
| inst. instrumental | тя́жестью | тя́жестями |
| prep. prepositional | тя́жести | тя́жестях |
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