No. 7,481 in Russian
дежурный
"Дежурный" means "on duty" or "person on duty."
In a sentence
Дежурный в школе проверял наличие всех учеников.
The duty teacher at school was checking the presence of all students.
Here, "дежурный" refers to a person assigned a specific duty or role, typically in a rotational or scheduled manner, such as a teacher verifying attendance.
Сегодня моя очередь быть дежурным на кухне.
Today is my turn to be on kitchen duty.
In this context, "дежурный" means the person specifically assigned to a duty or chore, emphasizing a planned or pre-assigned task.
Ночью дежурный охранник прошёл через здание.
At night, the duty security guard patrolled the building.
Here, "дежурный" denotes a person with a designated job or responsibility, in this case, the security guard monitoring during their assigned shift.
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