Soft sign.
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learn_russianI don't understand why a soft sign sometimes follows a consonant that's before a vowel that makes it soft anyway.
For example, how does пьеса differ from песа? I thought the letter e always makes the preceding consonant soft. Isn't this redundant?
For example, how does пьеса differ from песа? I thought the letter e always makes the preceding consonant soft. Isn't this redundant?
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