No. 6,921 in Russian
алтая
"Алтая" is the genitive case of "Алтай," referring to the Altai region or mountains in Russia.
In a sentence
Наша следующая поездка будет к горам Алтая.
Our next trip will be to the Altai mountains.
'Алтая' is used to denote the geographic location/name 'Altai' in genitive case, referring to the Altai mountains.
Мы изучаем фольклор народов Алтая.
We study the folklore of the Altai peoples.
'Алтая' functions here as a possessive in genitive case to show that the folklore belongs to the Altai peoples or region.
Изучение культуры Алтая может помочь понять его жителей.
Studying the culture of Altai can help understand its inhabitants.
'Алтая' is in genitive case to indicate the culture specific to the Altai region.
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