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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).
noun, neuter, inanimate
rarely used word (#5788)
rarely used word (#5788)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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electricity
Also: electric light
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- Том пошёл в подва́л и отключи́л электри́чество. Tom went down to the basement and shut the power.
- Я́дерная эне́ргия используется для вы́работки электри́чества. Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.
- Вы мо́жете себе предста́вить, на что была́ бы похо́жа наша жизнь, не будь электри́чества? Can you imagine what our life would be like without electricity?
- Пробле́мы с электри́чеством привели́ к смяте́нию в за́ле. A power failure contributed to the confusion in the hall.
- Э́та маши́на рабо́тает от электри́чества. This machine works by electricity.
- Сего́дня она получи́ла счёт за электри́чество. She received the electricity bill today.
- В ста́рые времена́ не бы́ло телефо́нной свя́зи или электри́чества вообще. In the old days, there were no telephones or electricity whatsoever.
- Вода прово́дит электри́чество. Water conducts electricity.
- 1,3 миллиа́рда челове́к по всему́ ми́ру не име́ют до́ступа к электри́честву. 1.3 billion people around the world lack access to electricity.
- Я не могу́ предста́вить мир без электри́чества. I can't imagine a world without electricity.
Declension
This noun exists in singular form only
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | электри́чество | - |
| gen. genitive | электри́чества | - |
| dat. dative | электри́честву | - |
| acc. accusative | электри́чество | - |
| inst. instrumental | электри́чеством | - |
| prep. prepositional | электри́честве | - |
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