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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, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#4054)
somewhat often used word (#4054)
Noun basics
Gender:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
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Translation
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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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Japanese
Also: the Japanese
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Usage Info
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Examples
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- У него оте́ц япо́нец. His father is Japanese.
- Япо́нцы — счастли́вчики, кото́рые живу́т в стране́ с есте́ственными горя́чими исто́чниками. Japanese people are fortunate to live in a land with natural hot springs.
- Вы не япо́нец. You are not Japanese.
- Ты япо́нец? Are you Japanese?
- Он - типи́чный япо́нец. He is a typical Japanese.
- Он разгова́ривает на япо́нском как будто сам явля́ется япо́нцем. He speaks Japanese as if he were Japanese.
- Япо́нцы в це́лом трудолюби́вы. In general, Japanese are hardworking.
- Мы, япо́нцы, живём ри́сом. We Japanese live on rice.
- Большинство́ япо́нцев принима́ет ва́нну ка́ждый день. Most Japanese take a bath every day.
- Вы кита́ец или япо́нец? Are you Chinese or Japanese?
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | япо́нец | япо́нцы |
gen. genitive | япо́нца | япо́нцев |
dat. dative | япо́нцу | япо́нцам |
acc. accusative | япо́нца | япо́нцев |
inst. instrumental | япо́нцем | япо́нцами |
prep. prepositional | япо́нце | япо́нцах |