No. 7,379 in Russian
говорят
"(They) say" or "(People) say."
In a sentence
Говорят, что завтра будет дождь.
They say that tomorrow it will rain.
In this sentence, 'говорят' is used impersonally to mean 'they say', referring to general hearsay or an unspecified group of people conveying information.
Мои учителя говорят, что я хорошо усваиваю материал.
My teachers say that I grasp the material well.
Here, 'говорят' is used in a direct context to refer to the teachers specifically, stating their opinion.
Птицы говорят на своём языке.
Birds speak in their own language.
In this example, 'говорят' figuratively describes how birds communicate, attributing 'speaking' as a conceptual metaphor to non-human subjects.
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