No. 441 in Russian
детьми
The Russian word "детьми" means "children" in the instrumental plural form.
In a sentence
Я гуляю в парке с детьми.
I am walking in the park with the children.
In this sentence, 'детьми' represents the instrumental case of the plural noun 'дети', meaning 'children', used here to describe the company of the subject 'I' during the action of walking.
Учитель занимается музыкой с детьми.
The teacher is engaging in music with the children.
Here, 'детьми' also represents the instrumental case of the plural noun 'дети', depicting the individuals the teacher is conducting the music activity with.
Он делится шоколадом со своими детьми.
He shares chocolate with his children.
In this example, 'детьми' (modified with 'своими') again serves as the instrumental case for 'дети', identifying the beneficiaries sharing moment of the subject.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “детьми” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “детьми” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).