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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).

язы́к

noun, male, inanimate
very often used word (#294)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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

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Англи́йский — междунаро́дный язы́к. English is an international language.
Мари заверши́ла её зада́ние по япо́нскому языку́. Mary has finished her Japanese assignment.
Ему очень нра́вится англи́йский язы́к. He likes English very much.
Англи́йский — не родно́й мне язы́к. English is not my native language.
Англи́йский язы́к у́чат в большинстве́ стран. English is taught in most countries.
В англи́йском языке́ глаго́л предше́ствует дополне́нию. In English the verb precedes the object.
На францу́зском языке́ говоря́т во Фра́нции. French is spoken in France.
Они спо́рили о том, како́й язы́к проще: францу́зский или неме́цкий. They quarreled as to which was easier, French or German.
Ты говори́шь на моём языке́. You're speaking my language.
Келли понима́ет толк в хоро́шем англи́йском языке́. Kelly has an eye for good English.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	язы́к	языки́
gen. genitive	языка́	языко́в
dat. dative	языку́	языка́м
acc. accusative	язы́к	языки́
inst. instrumental	языко́м	языка́ми
prep. prepositional	языке́	языка́х

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Michel edited translation 1 year ago
Michel edited translation 1 year ago
anonymous edited noun basics 1 year ago

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