No. 224 in Russian
военные
"Военные" means "military" or "servicemen" in English.
In a sentence
Военные прибыли в город для проведения учений.
The military arrived in the city to conduct exercises.
Here, 'военные' is used as a plural noun representing military personnel.
Мы посетили музей, где была выставка, посвящённая военным конфликтам.
We visited a museum where there was an exhibition dedicated to military conflicts.
In this sentence, 'военным' is used as an adjective meaning 'military' to describe 'conflicts'.
На занятии рассказывали о стратегии, применяемой военными.
In class, they talked about the strategy employed by the military.
Here, 'военными' is an instrumental plural form of the noun 'военные,' referring to military personnel.
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