No. 1,390 in Russian
большая
Big; large.
In a sentence
У неё большая собака.
She has a big dog.
The word 'большая' is the feminine singular form of the adjective 'большой', agreeing with the feminine noun 'собака' to describe its size.
Это большая ответственность.
This is a big responsibility.
Here, 'большая' describes the noun 'ответственность' (responsibility), which is also feminine singular, emphasizing the magnitude or seriousness.
На столе лежала большая книга.
A large book was lying on the table.
In this instance, 'большая' modifies 'книга' (book), again matching its gender and number, to describe its physical size.
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