No. 479 in Russian
команды
"Команды" means "commands" or "teams" in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Руководитель команды принял важное решение.
The team leader made an important decision.
In this sentence, 'команды' is the genitive singular case of 'команда', meaning 'team', indicating possession of the 'leader'.
Её команды всегда побеждают в соревнованиях.
Her teams always win in competitions.
Here, 'команды' is the nominative plural form of 'команда', indicating multiple teams as the subject of the sentence.
После команды капитана, игроки начали играть.
After the captain's command, the players started playing.
In this case, 'команды' is the genitive singular of 'команда', meaning 'command' or 'order', as an instruction given by the captain.
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