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No. 2,962 in Russian

гривны

"Grivny" (гривны) refers to Ukrainian currency, the hryvnia.

In a sentence

  • Я потратил десять гривен на книги.

    I spent ten hryvnias on books.

    The word 'гривны' in this context is in the genitive singular form (гривен) used to indicate the cost (plural count).

  • Это ваши гривны, которые вы оставили на столе.

    These are your hryvnias that you left on the table.

    Here, 'гривны' is in the nominative plural, used when referring to a subject that is plural.

  • Кто-то разменял сто гривен на мелкие.

    Someone exchanged a hundred hryvnias for smaller bills.

    In this case, 'гривны' appears in genitive singular (гривен) after the numeral indicating the amount of currency.

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