No. 11,072 in Russian
глупы
"Глупы" means "stupid" or "foolish" in English.
In a sentence
Они были слишком глупы, чтобы понять шутку.
They were too foolish to understand the joke.
The word "глупы" is used as a predicate adjective, describing the individuals as foolish (unwise or not understanding enough).
Эти решения были глупы и поспешны.
These decisions were foolish and hasty.
Here, "глупы" functions as a descriptive adjective referring to the decisions, indicating they were not well-thought out.
Глупы те, кто не учится на ошибках.
Foolish are those who do not learn from mistakes.
In this example, "глупы" acts as a nominal predicate highlighting the foolish quality attributed to specific individuals.
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