No. 11,996 in Russian
звонивший
"The one who called" or "caller."
In a sentence
Звонивший мужчина оставил важное сообщение.
The man who called left an important message.
In this sentence, 'звонивший' is a past active participle describing the man who made the call.
Я поговорил с звонившим несколько минут назад.
I talked to the person who called a few minutes ago.
Here, 'звонившим' is used in its instrumental case form, referring to the person I spoke with.
Звонившая девушка сказала, что придет позже.
The woman who called said she will come later.
In this case, 'звонившая' is a feminine singular form of the participle, matching the gender of the subject.
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