No. 7,659 in Russian
з
In Russian, "з" is a single letter, not a standalone word. It represents the Cyrillic letter "z."
In a sentence
Я встретился с другом.
I met with a friend.
The preposition 'с' (pronounced 's' here) means 'with' and indicates companionship or accompaniment.
Пирог вишнёвый вкусный за чаем.
The cherry pie is tasty with tea.
Here, 'за' represents the activity or accompaniment of having tea.
За углом я увидел кафетерий.
I saw the cafeteria around the corner.
The word 'за' in this sentence means 'around' or 'behind' and refers to a location past something else.
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