усилия

efforts

ʊ sʲ i lʲ ɪ j ə → усилие
усил to strengthen, to reinforce, to increase + и forms verbs + я Nominative/accusative plural or genitive singular
noun · plural neuter, nominative / singular neuter, genitive / plural neuter, accusative Rare #48,476
efforts
RU: Её усилия помогли нам.
EN: Her efforts helped us.
Declension of усилие
SingularPlural
Nominative усилие усилия
Accusative усилие усилия
Genitive усилия усилий

Надо приложить какие-то усилия.

You have to put in some effort.

— Courier (1986)

Я приложил дополнительные усилия.

I made an extra effort.

— Он снова здесь (2015)

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