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а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я

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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).

челове́к

noun, male, animate
very often used word (#26)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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Translation

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person

Also: people
Info: пять человек, пять хороших людей

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man

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Они, как и ты — обы́чные лю́ди. They as well as you are ordinary people.
Лю́ди с плохи́м зре́нием не мо́гут ви́деть даль. People with bad vision cannot see far.
Челове́к челове́ку волк. Man is a wolf to man.
Челове́к без идеа́лов - пусто́й. A man without ideals is hollow.
Поспеши́шь — люде́й насмеши́шь. Haste makes waste.
Он из тех люде́й, кото́рых называ́ют ходя́чим словарём. He is what we call a walking dictionary.
Я не зна́ю, как ла́дить с э́тими тру́дными людьми́. I don't know how to get along with those difficult people.
Если бы мир не был таки́м, каков он сейчас, я мог бы доверя́ть лю́дям. If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.
Некоторые лю́ди хоро́шие, некоторые лю́ди плохи́е. Some people are good, some people are bad.
Лю́ди лю́бят свобо́ду. People love freedom.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	челове́к	лю́ди
gen. genitive	челове́ка	люде́й
dat. dative	челове́ку	лю́дям
acc. accusative	челове́ка	люде́й
inst. instrumental	челове́ком	людьми́
prep. prepositional	челове́ке	лю́дях