No. 12,873 in Russian
лапах
"Lапах" is the plural form of "лапа," meaning "paws" or "forelimbs" of an animal in English.
In a sentence
У собаки грязь на лапах.
The dog has dirt on its paws.
In this sentence, 'лапах' is used in the prepositional case plural form to refer to the dog's paws, indicating location.
Она стояла на задних лапах, пытаясь достать цепочку.
It stood on its hind legs, trying to reach a chain.
Here, 'лапах' is used metaphorically to describe the animal's hind legs being utilized for reaching an object.
Кот осторожно обошел лужу на мокрых лапах.
The cat carefully walked around the puddle on its wet paws.
In this example, 'лапах' denotes the wet paws the cat walked around the puddle with, emphasizing the condition or state of its paws.
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