often used word (#520)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
number
Also: quantity, date
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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
- Существи́тельное мо́жет быть в еди́нственном или мно́жественном числе́. A noun can be singular or plural.
- Как вы ду́маете, у како́го числа люде́й есть слух? How many people do you think have an ear for music?
- Арифме́тика занима́ется чи́слами. Arithmetic deals with numbers.
- Числа не отпеча́тываются в вашей па́мяти, изображе́ния - да. Numbers don't stick in your mind, pictures do.
- Число́ уча́щихся, кото́рые е́дут на каникулах за грани́цу, растёт. The number of students who travel abroad for vacation is increasing.
- Я не из их числа. I'm not one of them.
- Увеличе́ние числа жа́лоб клие́нтов мо́жет свиде́тельствовать об упа́дке би́знеса. An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.
- Мно́жество просты́х чи́сел явля́ется исчисляемым. The set of prime numbers is countable.
- Мно́гие счита́ют, что семь - счастли́вое число́. Many consider seven to be a lucky number.
- Пятнадцать - не просто́е число́. Fifteen is not a prime number.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | число́ | чи́сла |
| gen. genitive | числа́ | чи́сел |
| dat. dative | числу́ | чи́слам |
| acc. accusative | число́ | чи́сла |
| inst. instrumental | число́м | чи́слами |
| prep. prepositional | числе́ | чи́слах |
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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