No. 12,742 in Russian
краткая
"Краткая" means "short" or "brief" in English.
In a sentence
Эта книга содержит краткую историю событий.
This book contains a brief history of events.
The word "краткую" (brief) is used as an adjective modifying the noun "историю" (history), indicating that the history mentioned is summarized or concise.
У нас есть краткая версия отчёта для ознакомления.
We have a brief version of the report for review.
Here, "краткая" (brief) serves as an adjective describing "версия" (version), signifying that the version is abridged or shortened.
Он сделал краткое заявление по этому вопросу.
He made a brief statement on this matter.
In this sentence, "краткое" (brief) is an adjective qualifying "заявление" (statement), conveying that the statement was succinct.
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