No. 12,328 in Russian
казалась
"Seemed" or "appeared."
In a sentence
Ей казалась привлекательной новая работа.
The new job seemed attractive to her.
The verb 'казалась' is used to express that something appeared in a certain way or gave the impression to the subject.
История с потерянными документами мне казалась очень странной.
The story about the lost documents seemed very strange to me.
In this sentence, 'казалась' conveys the subjective impression or judgment of the speaker about the situation.
Мне в детстве казалась интересной идея стать космонавтом.
As a child, the idea of becoming a cosmonaut seemed interesting to me.
Here, 'казалась' indicates the impression or thought of the speaker about a concept in the past, expressing how it seemed to them.
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