No. 12,881 in Russian
левой
"Левой" means "left" (directional or related to the left side).
In a sentence
Я держу книгу в левой руке.
I am holding the book in my left hand.
Here, 'левой' is an adjective in the instrumental case agreeing with 'рука', denoting 'left' as opposed to 'right'.
Мы свернули на левой дороге.
We turned onto the left road.
In this sentence, 'левой' describes 'дорога', indicating which specific road, namely the one on the left side.
Это кажется какой-то левой схемой.
This seems like some shady scheme.
Here, 'левой' is used colloquially to mean 'shady' or 'illicit', indicating an unclear or suspicious nature of the scheme.
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