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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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Не попада́йся лю́дям под ноги. Don't get in people's way.
Челове́к без идеа́лов - пусто́й. A man without ideals is hollow.
Лю́ди, чьи дома в го́роде, хоте́ли бы жить в се́льской ме́стности. People whose homes are in the town want to live in the country.
Благоразу́мный челове́к никогда бы не сказа́л подо́бного. A man of prudence wouldn't say such things.
Поспеши́шь — люде́й насмеши́шь. Haste makes waste.
Не говори́ о лю́дях за их спино́й. Don't talk about people behind their backs.
Некоторые лю́ди хоро́шие, некоторые лю́ди плохи́е. Some people are good, some people are bad.
Лю́дям надо быть оживлённее, представляя свою́ рабо́ту. People need to be more lively when presenting their work.
Челове́к с тяжёлыми поврежде́ниями у́мер до того́, как его доста́вили в больни́цу. The severely injured man was dead on arrival at the hospital.
Билл у́мер разочаро́ванным челове́ком. Bill died a disappointed man.

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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