No. 205 in Russian
конца
The Russian word "конца" is the genitive singular form of "конец," which means "end" or "finish."
In a sentence
Я читал книгу от начала до конца.
I read the book from beginning to end.
In this sentence, 'конца' is used as a partitive genitive of 'конец', referring to the 'end' of something.
Мы пришли к выводу, что конца работы не видно.
We concluded that the end of the work is not in sight.
Here, 'конца' is used in the genitive singular form, indicating the lack or absence of the 'end' of the work.
Для достижения конца задачи нам нужно ещё немного времени.
To achieve the end of the task, we need a little more time.
In this example, 'конца' represents the 'goal' or 'culminating point' of a task, used again in the genitive singular form.
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