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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, masculine, inanimate
rarely used word
rarely used word
Noun basics
Gender:
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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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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1.
torch
Also: jet, tongue
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Examples
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- Кто де́ржит фа́кел? Who is holding the torch?
- Со́лнце — фа́кел, свети́льник вселенной; он нахо́дится в це́нтре, потому что э́то самое лучшее ме́сто, чтобы освеща́ть плане́ты. The sun is the torch, the lamp of the universe; if it is situated in the central region it's because this is the best place to illuminate the planets.
- Том погаси́л свой фа́кел. Tom extinguished his torch.
- Э́то почти что невозможно - пронести́ фа́кел пра́вды сквозь толпу́ и не опали́ть при э́том кому-нибудь бо́роду. It is almost impossible to bear the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody’s beard.
- Том потуши́л фа́кел. Tom extinguished his torch.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | фа́кел | фа́келы |
gen. genitive | фа́кела | фа́келов |
dat. dative | фа́келу | фа́келам |
acc. accusative | фа́кел | фа́келы |
inst. instrumental | фа́келом | фа́келами |
prep. prepositional | фа́келе | фа́келах |