No. 3,105 in Russian
ключевой
Key; pivotal; crucial.
In a sentence
Это ключевой момент в нашем обсуждении.
This is a key moment in our discussion.
The adjective 'ключевой' describes the noun 'момент', meaning it's pivotal or of high importance in the context.
Ключевая идея этого текста заключается в равенстве всех людей.
The key idea of this text lies in the equality of all people.
Here, 'ключевая' qualifies 'идея', signifying it as the main, central thought.
Для этого эксперимента ключевые инструменты предоставлены лабораторией.
For this experiment, the key tools are provided by the laboratory.
In this sentence, 'ключевые' is used to qualify 'инструменты', meaning the tools are essential or critical for the task.
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