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Learn Animate and Inanimate Russian Nouns
Animate nouns denote living beings: people, animals. These words answer the question who? кто?
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КТО?
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WHO?
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собака
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dog
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лошадь
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horse
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отец
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father
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сын
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son
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учитель
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teacher
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преподаватель
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lecturer
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инженер
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engineer
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Inanimate nouns denote non-living subjects, phenomena of realty. These words answer the question what? что?
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ЧТО?
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WHAT?
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ложка
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spoon
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стул
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chair
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стол
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table
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коробка
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box
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счастье
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fortune
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радость
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pleasure
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боль
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pain
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