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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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- Он зна́ет, как пожа́рить яйца. He knows how to fry eggs.
- Моя́ ма́ма свари́ла десять яи́ц. My mother boiled ten eggs.
- Я свари́л яйца вкрутую. I hard-boiled an egg.
- Ты зна́ешь, что мне не нра́вятся яйца. You know that I don't like eggs.
- Он покупа́л яйца и молоко́ у фе́рмера. He bought eggs and milk from a farmer.
- Я купи́л полдюжины яи́ц. I bought half a dozen eggs.
- Доста́нь яйцо́ из холоди́льника. Get an egg from the refrigerator.
- В ма́е все пти́чки откла́дывают яйца. In May, all birds lay an egg.
- Она свари́ла яйца. She boiled the eggs.
- Мы схвати́ли его за яйца. We've got him by the balls.
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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