No. 1,172 in Russian
вечера
"Вечера" is the plural form of the Russian word "вечер," meaning "evenings."
In a sentence
Вчера я провёл прекрасный вечер в парке.
Yesterday, I spent a wonderful evening in the park.
Here 'вечер' is used in its singular form to denote the time period of 'evening' in a locative sense.
Вечера становятся длиннее весной.
Evenings become longer in spring.
'Вечера' is the plural form here, signifying the general notion of evenings as a recurring time of day.
Мы часто вспоминаем те зимние вечера у камина.
We often remember those winter evenings by the fireplace.
This usage of 'вечера' in plural highlights specific instances of evenings recalled from the past.
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