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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).

шкаф

noun, male, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1707)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text

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cupboard

Also: dresser

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Examples

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Он поры́лся в шка́фу в по́исках ключа́. He fished in the drawer for the key.
У Тома в спа́льне есть большо́й шкаф. Tom has a large closet in his bedroom.
Когда Мария собрала́сь гото́вить ужин, она обнару́жила, что карто́шка в шка́фу проросла́. When Mary went to cook dinner, she found that her potatoes had sprouted in the cupboard.
Том попыта́лся передви́нуть шкаф без по́мощи Мэри. Tom tried moving the bookcase without Mary's help.
В э́том шка́фу ничего нет. There's nothing in this closet.
Пришло́ вре́мя откры́ть тре́тий шкаф. It's time to open the third wardrobe.
У ка́ждой семьи есть скеле́т в шка́фу. Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
Пря́чься в шкаф. Hide in the closet.
Что ещё в шка́фу? What else is in the closet?
Убери́ его в шкаф. Put it in the cupboard.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	шка́ф	шкафы́
gen. genitive	шка́фа	шкафо́в
dat. dative	шка́фу	шкафа́м
acc. accusative	шка́ф	шкафы́
inst. instrumental	шка́фом	шкафа́ми
prep. prepositional	шкафу́ шка́фе	шкафа́х