No. 522 in Armenian
կարճ
Short.
In a sentence
Ամեն անգամ որ ես ճշգրիտ հարցի պատասխան պիտի տամ, փորձում եմ այն հնարավորինս կարճ ձևակերպել։
Every time I need to answer a specific question, I try to phrase it as briefly as possible.
In this sentence, the word 'կարճ' means 'briefly' and refers to the quality of being concise in giving answers.
Նրա պատմությունը կարճ էր, բայց շատ ազդեցիկ։
Her story was short, but very impactful.
Here, 'կարճ' is used as an adjective meaning 'short', describing the length of the story.
Մեր ճանապարհորդությունը կարճ եղավ, որովհետև եղանակը փոխվեց։
Our trip was short because the weather changed.
In this usage, 'կարճ' means 'short' in terms of duration, qualifying the length of the trip.
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