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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, male, inanimate
often used word (#561)
often used word (#561)
Noun basics
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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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center
Also: centre
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Examples
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- Торго́вые це́нтры популя́рны у подростков. Shopping malls are popular among teenagers.
- Том жил в це́нтре Бостона. Tom lived in the center of Boston.
- Це́рковь нахо́дится в це́нтре дере́вни. The church is in the middle of the village.
- Существу́ет план по ограниче́нию испо́льзования автотра́нспорта в це́нтре города. There is a plan to restrict the use of cars in the city center.
- В э́том торго́вом це́нтре есть суперма́ркет? Is there a supermarket in this mall?
- Сколько остано́вок до це́нтра? How many bus stops are there to the center?
- Садо́вник посади́л ро́зовое де́рево в це́нтре са́да. The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.
- Я был в це́нтре внима́ния. I was the cynosure of all eyes.
- 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.
- Гравита́ция притя́гивает ве́щи к це́нтру Земли. Gravity pulls things toward the center of the earth.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | це́нтр | це́нтры |
| gen. genitive | це́нтра | це́нтров |
| dat. dative | це́нтру | це́нтрам |
| acc. accusative | це́нтр | це́нтры |
| inst. instrumental | це́нтром | це́нтрами |
| prep. prepositional | це́нтре | це́нтрах |
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anonymous edited noun basics 6 months ago
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Michel edited translation 2 years ago
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