No. 2,986 in Russian
днях
"Днях" means "days" (in the context of certain or recent days).
In a sentence
На днях я видел старого друга.
The other day, I saw an old friend.
In this sentence, 'днях' is used as part of the phrase 'На днях', which means 'the other day', referring to a recent past event.
Мы поговорим об этом в следующих днях.
We will talk about this in the coming days.
Here, 'днях' is used in the phrase 'в следующих днях', meaning 'in the coming days', pointing to the near future.
В последние дни погода была пасмурной.
In recent days, the weather has been gloomy.
'Днях' appears in the context 'в последние дни', referring to the recent days in the past, indicating a timeframe.
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