No. 1,414 in Russian
главного
"Главного" means "main" or "chief" in English.
In a sentence
Главного героя представили в начале книги.
The main character was introduced at the beginning of the book.
The word "главного" is used here in its function as an adjective in the genitive case, agreeing with "героя" (character).
Мы выбрали главного среди кандидатов.
We chose the main one among the candidates.
Here, "главного" is used as a noun, referring to the main candidate, due to the implied context where the noun is omitted.
Не забудь спросить главного о новых задачах.
Don't forget to ask the boss about the new tasks.
In this example, "главного" is a short form noun derived from "главный" (chief) to mean supervisor or boss in informal speech.
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