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The Malefactor


— Не знаю, где она у тебя лежала, но только нашли её.

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— I don't know where it was lying at your place, only that it was found.

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Когда ты её отвинтил? When did you unscrew it?

The words in this sentence

не
not
зна́ю
I know (1sg of знать) — знать
где
where
она́
it (of a feminine noun) (pron.)
у
at, by; belonging to
тебя́
you (gen/acc, informal) — ты
лежа́ла
lay (past f of лежать, to lie) — лежать
но
but
то́лько
only, just
нашли́
they found (past pl) — найти
её
it (of a feminine noun) (pron.) — она

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 47 of 73

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