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No. 12,136 in Russian

икру

The Russian word "икру" means "caviar" or "fish roe" in English.

In a sentence

  • Я купил икру для праздничного ужина.

    I bought caviar for the festive dinner.

    The word 'икру' is used in the accusative case as the direct object of the verb 'купил' (bought) referring to caviar.

  • Рыба мечет икру весной.

    The fish spawns in spring.

    Here, 'икру' denotes fish roe, used in the accusative case as the object of the verb 'мечет' (spawns).

  • Мы ели бутерброды с икрой на завтрак.

    We ate sandwiches with caviar for breakfast.

    In this case, 'с икрой' makes use of the instrumental case, meaning 'with caviar,' to describe the sandwiches.

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