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"Christmas tree" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Dec 24, 2017 (see all)
Examples of "Christmas tree" in Russian
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Счита́ется, что пе́рвую рожде́ственскую ёлку в Петербу́рге устро́или прожива́вшие там в середи́не ХIХ ве́ка не́мцы.
schee-tá-ee-tsa, chto pyér-vu-yu razh-dyést-veens-ku-yu yól-ku v pee-teer-búr-gye ust-ró-ee-lee pra-zhee-váf-shee-ye tam v see-ree-dée-nye dee-veet-ná-tsa-ta-va vyé-ka nyém-tsy
It is believed that the first Christmas tree in St. Petersburg was arranged by the Germans who lived there in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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Э́тот обы́чай так понра́вился горожа́нам, что они́ ста́ли устана́вливать ёлки в свои́х дома́х.
é-tat a-bý-chaî tak pan-rá-veel-sya ga-ra-zhá-nam, chto a-née stá-lee us-ta-náv-lee-vat' yól-kee v sva-éeh da-máh
The townspeople liked this custom so much that they began to install Christmas trees in their homes.
Declension of the word ёлка
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative Nom. | ёлка | ёлки |
| Genitive Gen. | ёлки | ёлок |
| Dative Dat. | ёлке | ёлкам |
| Accusative Acc. | ёлку | ёлки |
| Instrumental Inst. | ёлкой | ёлками |
| Prepositional Prep. | ёлке | ёлках |
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