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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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Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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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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Examples
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- Пти́цы несу́т яйца. Birds lay eggs.
- Она вари́ла яйца. She boiled the eggs.
- Положи́ яйца в кипято́к. Put the eggs into the boiling water.
- Она купи́ла дю́жину яи́ц. She bought eggs by the dozen.
- Вы до́лжны купи́ть молоко́, яйца, ма́сло и так далее. You must buy milk, eggs, butter, and so on.
- У моего́ племя́нника аллерги́я на яйца. My nephew is allergic to eggs.
- У нас полдюжины яи́ц. We have half a dozen eggs.
- Он покупа́л яйца и молоко́ у одного фе́рмера. He bought eggs and milk from a farmer.
- Я свари́л яйца вкрутую. I hard-boiled an egg.
- Я проли́л яйцо́ на пол. I spilled egg on the floor.
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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