No. 3,048 in Russian
зла
The word "зла" is the genitive singular form of "зло," meaning "evil" in English.
In a sentence
Я не желаю тебе зла.
I do not wish harm upon you.
Here, 'зла' denotes harm or ill intent, used in a general sense to convey the opposite of goodwill.
Сегодня в новостях было много зла.
There was a lot of evil in the news today.
In this sentence, 'зла' is used to refer to evil or bad instances as reported in news media.
Он не мог допустить даже малой доли зла.
He could not allow even a small amount of evil.
'зла' here takes on a moral or ethical connotation, representing wrong or evil in a philosophical or ethical context.
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