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Колокол
The Russian word 'колокол' means 'bell'. It is a noun that is first syllable stressed in the singular. In the plural form of the word the grammatical ending is stressed: Sg Pl Nom кoлокол колокола Acc колокол колокола Gen колокола колоколов Pre колоколе… more »
Водить
There is a subset of verbs in Russian that in the US are sometimes taught as verb triplets instead of pairs. You can find a list of those verbs here, and a rough summary of how those verbs are used here. Among them is the multidirectional verb водить,… more »
Мусор
The Russian word мусор is a noun that means ‘trash.’ It is a first declension noun. It is never used in the plural. Sg Nom мусор Acc мусор Gen мусора Pre мусоре Dat мусору Ins мусором Here are some examples: Вынеси мусор, пожалуйста. Take out the trash… more »
Путешествовать
One of the Russian words that can be translated as ‘to travel’ is путешествовать. It conjugates like this: Imperfective Perfective Infinitive путешествовать попутешествовать Past путешествовал путешествовала путешествовало путешествовали попутешествовал… more »