No. 12,897 in Russian
лежит
"Lежит" means "lies" or "is lying" (in a horizontal position).
In a sentence
Книга лежит на столе.
The book is lying on the table.
The verb "лежит" (lies) is used to describe the state of the book being positioned horizontally on the table.
На пляже лежит много песка.
There is a lot of sand lying on the beach.
The verb "лежит" (lies) is used to indicate the presence of sand spread out or naturally resting on the surface of the beach.
Снег лежит на деревьях, укрывая их.
The snow lies on the trees, covering them.
Here, "лежит" (lies) describes how snow rests on the trees' branches, giving a contextual relational position between the snow and the trees.
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