No. 560 in Russian
большей
The Russian word "большей" means "greater" or "larger" (feminine genitive or instrumental singular form of "большой").
In a sentence
Это было самым большим достижением этой команды.
This was the greatest achievement of this team.
Here, "большим" is a declension of "большой", meaning "great" or "big" in the instrumental case, modifying "achievement" to show comparison or the utmost degree.
В большей мере успех зависит от опыта.
Success depends on experience to a greater extent.
In this sentence, "большей" is the feminine, instrumental case form of "больший", used to express a comparative degree, referring to the extent of dependence.
Она верила в большую любовь.
She believed in great love.
Here, "большую" is the feminine, accusative case form of "большой" and means "great" or "big", modifying "love" to describe its magnitude.
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