No. 2,222 in Russian
дерево
Tree.
In a sentence
В саду растёт большое дерево.
There is a large tree growing in the garden.
Here, 'дерево' refers to a tree in a literal sense, denoting a living plant with a trunk and branches.
Для крыши домика нам нужно много дерева.
We need a lot of wood for the roof of the house.
In this sentence, 'дерево' is used to mean 'wood', the material derived from trees.
Его рисунок на бумаге изображает красивое дерево.
His drawing on the paper depicts a beautiful tree.
Here, 'дерево' is used figuratively to describe a representation of a tree in a drawing.
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