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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
somewhat often used word (#2345)
somewhat often used word (#2345)
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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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egg
Also: ovum
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- Не клади все яйца в одну корзи́ну. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- Пти́цы несу́т яйца. Birds lay eggs.
- Он зна́ет, как пожа́рить яйца. He knows how to fry eggs.
- Том не ест мя́со или яйца. Tom doesn't eat meat or eggs.
- Я свари́л яйца вкрутую. I hard-boiled an egg.
- Я купи́л полдюжины яи́ц. I bought half a dozen eggs.
- Всего бы́ло 10 яи́ц. There were ten eggs in all.
- Сварите одно яйцо́. Boil one egg.
- В ма́е все пти́чки откла́дывают яйца. In May, all birds lay an egg.
- Бере́менность происхо́дит, только если яйцо́ оплодотворено. Pregnancy only happens if the ovum is fertilized.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | яйцо́ | я́йца |
| gen. genitive | яйца́ | яи́ц |
| dat. dative | яйцу́ | я́йцам |
| acc. accusative | яйцо́ | я́йца |
| inst. instrumental | яйцо́м | я́йцами |
| prep. prepositional | яйце́ | я́йцах |
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