No. 3,009 in Russian
ею
The Russian word "ею" is the instrumental form of "она" (she), meaning "her" or "by her."
In a sentence
Она взяла её книгу и была довольна ею.
She took her book and was pleased with it.
In this sentence, 'ею' refers to the previously mentioned book (in feminine grammar gender) and is used as an instrument or means in the sentence.
Туристы любовались ею во время заката.
The tourists admired it during the sunset.
Here, 'ею' represents the sunset (treated as feminine gender in the context), indicating the object of admiration.
Ею были достигнуты великолепные результаты.
Through her, excellent results were achieved.
In this usage, 'ею' relates to a feminine subject implied earlier in the sentence, showing the doer of the action in the instrumental case.
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