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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, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#3488)
somewhat often used word (#3488)
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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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teapot
Also: kettle
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- «Что он ку́шал?» — «После́дним был, кажется, ча́йник». — «Ча́йник чего?» — «Нет. Ча́йник. Чёрный ча́йник с ру́чкой и но́сиком». What's he been eating? "The last thing, I think, was a kettle." "A kettle of what?" "No. A kettle. A black thing with a handle and spout."
- Однажды "ча́йник" встре́тил Лизу и, отчаянно пытаясь не стать же́ртвой уби́йства, пал от свое́й со́бственной руки. A noob once met Betty and while desperately trying hard not to get killed, ended up killing himself.
- Том поста́вил ча́йник на плиту́. Tom put the kettle on the stove.
- Подожди́, пока ча́йник не засвисти́т. Wait till the kettle begins to sing.
- «Что он ку́шал?» — «После́дним был, кажется, ча́йник». — «Ча́йник чего?» — «Нет. Ча́йник. Чёрный ча́йник с ру́чкой и но́сиком». What's he been eating? "The last thing, I think, was a kettle." "A kettle of what?" "No. A kettle. A black thing with a handle and spout."
- Я "ча́йник", застрелите меня. I'm a noob, shoot me.
- От "ча́йника" с до́брыми наме́рениями жди сове́та, спосо́бного уничто́жить Зе́млю армагеддоном многокра́тного де́йствия. Well-meaning noobs can give advice capable of bringing about an armageddon with the potential of destroying the Earth multiple times over.
- Поста́вь ча́йник, пожалуйста. Could you please put on the tea kettle?
- Ча́йник кипи́т. The kettle is boiling.
- Если "ча́йник", то э́то навсегда. Once a noob, always a noob.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ча́йник | ча́йники |
| gen. genitive | ча́йника | ча́йников |
| dat. dative | ча́йнику | ча́йникам |
| acc. accusative | ча́йник | ча́йники |
| inst. instrumental | ча́йником | ча́йниками |
| prep. prepositional | ча́йнике | ча́йниках |
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