No. 8,121 in Russian
лев
Lion.
In a sentence
Лев — это царь зверей.
The lion is the king of beasts.
Here, 'лев' is used in its basic noun form to refer to the animal, the lion.
На площади стоит статуя льва.
There is a statue of a lion on the square.
In this case, 'льва' is the genitive case of 'лев', used to describe the statue depicting a lion.
Лев уверенно шел по саванне.
The lion walked confidently across the savanna.
Here, 'лев' is in the nominative case, indicating the subject of the action.
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