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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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Examples
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- Мои́ ноги налились свинцо́вой тя́жестью. My legs are as heavy as lead.
- 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.
- Под тя́жестью снега дом ру́хнул. The house collapsed under the weight of the 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.
- Три челове́ка поги́бли и десять получи́ли ране́ния разли́чной сте́пени тя́жести в результа́те железнодоро́жной ава́рии. Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
- У меня тя́жесть в нога́х. My legs feel heavy.
- Ве́тви клони́лись под тя́жестью апельси́нов. The branches were bowed down with oranges.
- Э́тот мост не доста́точно кре́пкий, чтобы вы́держать таку́ю тя́жесть. That bridge isn't strong enough to support so much weight.
- Игро́к смошенничал при по́мощи косте́й со смещённым це́нтром тя́жести. The gambler used loaded dice to cheat.
- Си́ла тя́жести на Ма́рсе составля́ет 38% от земно́й. Mars's gravity is 38% of Earth's gravity.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | тя́жесть | тя́жести |
gen. genitive | тя́жести | тя́жестей |
dat. dative | тя́жести | тя́жестям |
acc. accusative | тя́жесть | тя́жести |
inst. instrumental | тя́жестью | тя́жестями |
prep. prepositional | тя́жести | тя́жестях |