No. 629 in Russian
департамента
The Russian word "департамента" translates to "department" in English, referring to a division or administrative unit within an organization or government.
In a sentence
Мы получили письмо из департамента образования.
We received a letter from the Department of Education.
The word 'департамента' functions in the genitive case here to indicate possession or relation to a department.
Он работает в финансовом департаменте.
He works in the financial department.
The word 'департаменте' is used in the prepositional case to describe location — in this case, within a specific department.
Директор департамента утвердил проект.
The director of the department approved the project.
Here, 'департамент' in the genitive case relates to the director to describe his area of responsibility.
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