Ivan has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ufa was built on the orders of Ivan IV (more commonly known as Ivan the Terrible) in 1547. | |
| 2. | Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) forced many Tatars to convert from Islam to Christianity. | |
| 3. | "Ivan, what's your nickname?" "Vanka, but I prefer to be called Ivan." | |
| 4. | Ivan Mazepa wasn't a traitor. | |
| 5. | Whenever the school bell rang, Ivan would stare into space and drool. Several failed exorcisms later, his parents realized that he was the reincarnation of one of Pavlov's dogs. | |
| 6. | My name is Ivan. | |
| 7. | Ivan the Terrible killed his son in 1581. | |
| 8. | The arrow of the oldest Tsarevitch fell on a boyar-house just in front of the terem where women live; the arrow of the second Tsarevitch flew to the red porch of a rich merchant, and on the porch there stood a sweet girl, the merchant's daughter. The youngest, the brave Tsarevitch Ivan, had the ill luck to send his arrow into the midst of a swamp, where it was caught by a croaking frog. | |
| 9. | The arrow of the oldest Tsarevitch fell on a nobleman's house just in front of the women's chambers; the arrow of the second Tsarevitch flew to the red porch of a rich merchant, and on the porch there stood a sweet girl, the merchant's daughter. The youngest, the brave Tsarevitch Ivan, had the ill luck to send his arrow into the midst of a swamp, where it was caught by a croaking frog. | |
| 10. | Ivan Tsarevitch came to his father: "How can I marry the frog?" complained the son. "Is she my equal? Certainly she is not." "Never mind," replied his father, "you have to marry the frog, for such is evidently your destiny." |