No. 10,351 in Russian
бывшей
The Russian word "бывшей" means "former" or "ex-" in English.
In a sentence
Она пошла на встречу со своей бывшей коллегой.
She went to meet with her former colleague.
Here, 'бывшей' is the feminine instrumental singular form of the adjective 'бывший' (former), modifying 'коллегой' (colleague), indicating a person who was a colleague in the past.
Эта квартира принадлежит его бывшей жене.
This apartment belongs to his ex-wife.
In this sentence, 'бывшей' is the feminine dative singular form of the adjective, describing 'жене' (wife), indicating that the person was his wife previously.
В бывшей школе она оставила хорошие воспоминания.
In her former school, she left good memories.
Here, 'бывшей' is the feminine prepositional singular form of the adjective, qualifying 'школе' (school), denoting a place where the person previously studied or attended.
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