No. 28 in Russian
во
The Russian word "во" is a preposition meaning "in" or "into," used for emphasis or with certain cases.
In a sentence
Во дворе дети играют в футбол.
In the yard, children are playing soccer.
The word 'во' is a preposition used here for locative purposes, indicating the place where the action occurs.
Он не верит во всё это.
He doesn't believe in all this.
Here, 'во' is part of the prepositional phrase 'во всё,' indicating the object of the belief within the sentence.
Мы слушали музыку во время ужина.
We listened to music during dinner.
'Во' is used in conjunction with the noun 'время' (time) to form the phrase 'во время,' indicating a temporal setting for the action.
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