No. 11,926 in Russian
заслуженном
"Deserved" or "merited."
In a sentence
Мы говорили о заслуженном актёре, который получил премию.
We were talking about a distinguished actor who received an award.
Here, 'заслуженном' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'актёре', indicating that the actor is deserving of recognition.
Сейчас проходит шоу в честь заслуженном учителе нашего города.
A show is now taking place in honor of the distinguished teacher of our city.
In this sentence, 'заслуженном' qualifies the noun 'учителе', signifying the well-deserved respect or title.
Этот орден был вручён заслуженном ветерану войны на церемонии.
This medal was awarded to a deserving war veteran at the ceremony.
Here, 'заслуженном' is an adjective describing 'ветерану', emphasizing the veteran’s deserving status.
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