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Chameleon


Намедни во дворе у него такую видел.

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The other day I saw one just like her in his yard.

Where it stands

— думает вслух городовой. — the policeman thinks aloud.

— На морде у ней не написано… — It isn't written on her muzzle…

The words in this sentence

наме́дни
the other day (colloq., arch.)
во
in, into (variant of в)
дворе́
yard, court (prep sg) — двор
у
at, by; belonging to
него́
him, it (gen/acc of он after preposition) — он
таку́ю
such (f acc) — такой
ви́дел
saw (past m of видеть) — видеть

А. П. Чехов, «Хамелеон», 1884 · sentence 40 of 53

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