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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
somewhat often used word (#1136)
somewhat often used word (#1136)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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tail
Also: train, brush, scut, end, tail-end, queue, line, arrears
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- Куки завиля́л хвосто́м и зала́ял. Cookie wagged his tail and barked.
- У моего́ кота́ большо́й, бе́лый, пуши́стый хвост. My cat has a big, white, bushy tail.
- У белки Тома пуши́стый хвост. Tom's squirrel has a fluffy tail.
- Не люблю́ оставля́ть хвосты́. I don't like loose ends.
- Том поджа́л хвост. Tom chickened out.
- У самца́ павли́на пёстрые пе́рья на хвосте́. The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
- У кро́лика дли́нные у́ши и коро́ткий хвост. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
- Здесь хвост виля́ет соба́кой. Here the tail wags the dog.
- Соба́ка сле́довала за хозя́ином, виляя хвосто́м. The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.
- Соба́ка виля́ла хвосто́м. The dog was wagging his tail.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | хво́ст | хвосты́ |
| gen. genitive | хвоста́ | хвосто́в |
| dat. dative | хвосту́ | хвоста́м |
| acc. accusative | хво́ст | хвосты́ |
| inst. instrumental | хвосто́м | хвоста́ми |
| prep. prepositional | хвосте́ | хвоста́х |
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