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noun, neuter, inanimate
rarely used word (#5788)
rarely used word (#5788)
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electricity
Also: electric light
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- Она погаси́ла свет, чтобы не тра́тить электри́чество. She turned out the light so as not to waste electricity.
- В ко́мнате нет электри́чества. There is no electricity in the room.
- У нас нет электри́чества. We have no electricity.
- Ты гото́вишь на га́зе или электри́честве? Do you cook by gas or electricity?
- Нам надо эконо́мить электри́чество. We must save electricity.
- Изобрете́ние электри́чества дало начало неисчисли́мому коли́честву изобрете́ний. The discovery of electricity gave birth to an innumerable number of inventions.
- Электри́ческие утюги́ нагрева́ются от электри́чества. Electric irons are heated by electricity.
- Пробле́мы с электри́чеством привели́ к смяте́нию в за́ле. A power failure contributed to the confusion in the hall.
- Когда я рос, у нас не бы́ло электри́чества. We had no electricity when I was growing up.
- Испо́льзование электри́чества, сказа́л челове́к с бонгами, грехо́вное извраще́ние ресу́рсов земли. Harnessing electricity, said the man with the bongos, is a sinful perversion of the earth's resources.
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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