very often used word (#26)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
person
Also: people
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2.
man
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Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Челове́к челове́ку волк. Man is a wolf to man.
- 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.
- Лю́ди лю́бят свобо́ду. People love freedom.
- Поспеши́шь — люде́й насмеши́шь. Haste makes waste.
- Э́тот оте́ль рассчитан на сто челове́к. The hotel has accommodation for one hundred.
- Ка́ждый год миллио́ны люде́й умира́ют от го́лода. Millions of people starve to death every year.
- Она стесня́ется незнако́мых люде́й. She is shy of strangers.
- Лю́дям надо быть оживлённее, представляя свою́ рабо́ту. People need to be more lively when presenting their work.
- Обы́чные лю́ди меня не интересу́ют. I have no interest in ordinary people.
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Declension
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 |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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).
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