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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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Examples
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- В ста́рые времена́ не бы́ло телефо́нной свя́зи или электри́чества вообще. In the old days, there were no telephones or electricity whatsoever.
- Вы мо́жете себе предста́вить, како́й была́ бы наша жизнь без электри́чества? Can you imagine what our life would be like without electricity?
- Я не могу́ себе предста́вить жи́зни без электри́чества. I can't imagine living without electricity.
- Электри́ческие утюги́ нагрева́ются от электри́чества. Electric irons are heated by electricity.
- В ко́мнате нет электри́чества. There is no electricity in the room.
- Я не могу́ предста́вить себе бу́дущее без электри́чества. I can't imagine a future with no electricity.
- Изобрете́ние электри́чества дало начало неисчисли́мому коли́честву изобрете́ний. The discovery of electricity gave birth to an innumerable number of inventions.
- Отключе́ние электри́чества бы́ло вызвано бе́лкой. The power outage was caused by a squirrel.
- Когда я рос, у нас не бы́ло электри́чества. We had no electricity when I was growing up.
- 1,3 миллиа́рда челове́к по всему́ ми́ру не име́ют до́ступа к электри́честву. 1.3 billion people around the world lack access to 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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