No. 7,672 in Russian
зайцев
"Зайцев" is the plural form of "заяц," meaning "hares" in English.
In a sentence
Я видел много зайцев в лесу во время прогулки.
I saw many hares in the forest during the walk.
In this sentence, 'зайцев' is the genitive plural form of 'заяц', the word for 'hare', used here to mean there were many hares.
Книга рассказывает о приключениях охотника на зайцев.
The book tells about the adventures of a hunter for hares.
Here, 'зайцев' is the genitive plural form that contextualizes the focus of the hunting – the hares.
Мы поговорим с семьей Зайцев о предстоящем празднике.
We will talk with the Zaitsev family about the upcoming holiday.
In this case, 'Зайцев' serves as a plural surname indicating a family named 'Zaytsev' that the speaker intends to meet or discuss with.
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