No. 10,391 in Russian
вариантами
"Options" or "variants."
In a sentence
Мы обсудили несколько вариантов плана.
We discussed several plan options.
Within this sentence, "вариантами" is the instrumental plural form of the noun "вариант," which means "option" or "alternative." It is used here to describe the available plans being discussed.
Она предложила два новых варианта решения проблемы.
She proposed two new options for solving the problem.
"Вариантами" here is again the instrumental plural form of "вариант," used to denote the proposed solutions to a problem as alternatives.
В качестве возможных вариантов мы рассмотрели разные подходы.
As possible options, we considered different approaches.
In this sentence, "вариантами" refers to the various approaches being considered as potential options.
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