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No. 10,118 in Russian

бедным

"Бедным" means "poor" (describing someone lacking wealth or resources).

In a sentence

  • Он помог бедным бездомным людям.

    He helped the poor homeless people.

    The word "бедным" is used as a dative plural adjective in the sentence "Он помог бедным бездомным людям" to describe and modify the noun "людям" and agrees in number, gender, and case with it.

  • Он был бедным, но всегда счастливым.

    He was poor but always happy.

    In "Он был бедным, но всегда счастливым," the word "бедным" is an instrumental singular adjective describing the subject "он" and indicating a transient state.

  • Будучи бедным студентом, он экономил деньги.

    Being a poor student, he saved money.

    Here in the sentence "Будучи бедным студентом, он экономил деньги," "бедным" functions as an instrumental singular adjective related to "студентом," forming a circumstantial participial clause.

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