No. 4,993 in Russian
легкий
"Легкий" means "light" or "easy" in English.
In a sentence
Эта коробка очень лёгкая.
This box is very light.
Here, 'лёгкая' describes the physical quality of the box being light in weight.
У него был лёгкий характер.
He had an easy-going character.
In this case, 'лёгкий' refers to a personality trait, indicating that the person was easy-going or not demanding.
Это задание было лёгким.
This task was easy.
Here, 'лёгким' describes the difficulty level of the task, meaning it was not challenging.
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