No. 151 in Russian
апреля
"Апреля" is the genitive case of "апрель," meaning "of April."
In a sentence
Праздник состоится пятого апреля.
The celebration will take place on the fifth of April.
Here, 'апреля' is used to denote the genitive case of the month 'April,' specifying the date in Russian.
В середине апреля погода обычно теплеет.
In mid-April, the weather usually gets warmer.
In this sentence, 'апреля' functions in the genitive case, used after the preposition 'в середине' (in the middle of) to indicate a part of the month.
Мы ждём мая после апреля.
We await May after April.
Here, 'апреля' is genitive singular, indicating the object after which May is awaited.
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