No. 3,945 in Russian
душанбе
"Dушанбе" translates to "Dushanbe," the capital city of Tajikistan.
In a sentence
Душанбе является столицей Таджикистана.
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.
The word 'Душанбе' in this sentence is used as a proper noun referring to the city.
На следующей неделе я планирую поехать в Душанбе.
Next week, I plan to travel to Dushanbe.
Here, the proper noun 'Душанбе' functions as a destination, showing the use of the word to denote a location.
Из-за пробок в Душанбе было сложно попасть в центр города.
Due to traffic jams in Dushanbe, it was difficult to get to the city center.
In this instance, 'Душанбе' sets the context as the place where the described situation occurs.
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