No. 10,273 in Russian
большими
"Большими" means "big" or "large" in the instrumental plural form.
In a sentence
Мы наблюдали закат с большими надеждами на будущее.
We watched the sunset with great hopes for the future.
The word 'большими' functions as an instrumental plural adjective modifying 'надеждами,' meaning 'great.'
На выставке были представлены картины большими мазками.
Paintings with large brush strokes were presented at the exhibition.
Here 'большими' describes the plural noun 'мазками' (strokes) and means 'large.'
Они подошли к нам с большими улыбками.
They approached us with big smiles.
In this instance, 'большими' describes the plural noun 'улыбками' (smiles), translating to 'big.'
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