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No. 6,423 in Russian

шутку

A joke.

In a sentence

  • Он сказал шутку.

    He told a joke.

    The word 'шутку' refers to a 'joke' in the accusative case, being the direct object of the verb 'сказал' (said).

  • Не всегда легко понять шутку.

    It's not always easy to understand a joke.

    Here, 'шутку' is again in the accusative case, serving as the direct object of the infinitive verb 'понять' (to understand).

  • Я люблю слушать хорошую шутку.

    I like to listen to a good joke.

    In this sentence, 'шутку' appears in the accusative case as the object of the verb 'слушать' (to listen to).

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