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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).
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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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- Большинство́ япо́нцев принима́ет ва́нну ка́ждый день. Most Japanese take a bath every day.
- Я япо́нец, но не живу́ в Япо́нии. I'm Japanese, but I don't live in Japan.
- Я япо́нец. I am Japanese.
- Япо́нец не стал бы де́лать так. A Japanese wouldn't do such a thing.
- Например, нам, япо́нцам, сво́йственны покло́ны. For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese.
- Япо́нцы живу́т на ри́се и ры́бе. The Japanese live on rice and fish.
- Они япо́нцы или кита́йцы? Are they Japanese or Chinese?
- Вы кита́ец или япо́нец? Are you Chinese or Japanese?
- Япо́нцы, входя в дом, снима́ют о́бувь. The Japanese take off their shoes when they enter a house.
- Несмотря на то, что мно́гие япо́нцы восхищены англи́йским, они даже не пыта́ются учи́ть его. Despite being fascinated with English, many Japanese don't even try to study it.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | япо́нец | япо́нцы |
| gen. genitive | япо́нца | япо́нцев |
| dat. dative | япо́нцу | япо́нцам |
| acc. accusative | япо́нца | япо́нцев |
| inst. instrumental | япо́нцем | япо́нцами |
| prep. prepositional | япо́нце | япо́нцах |
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