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No. 13,106 in Russian

машинке

"Машинке" in English refers to a diminutive form of "machine," often meaning "small machine" or "typewriter." Context determines its exact meaning.

In a sentence

  • Я печатаю на старой пишущей машинке.

    I am typing on an old typewriter.

    In this sentence, 'машинке' refers to a typewriter in the dative case (indicating the instrumental use of the object, i.e., typing on it).

  • Мы играли с игрушечной машинкой.

    We played with the toy car.

    Here, 'машинке' refers to a toy car and is in the instrumental case (indicating with which object the action is performed).

  • Он подчинил детали в моей швейной машинке.

    He fixed the parts in my sewing machine.

    In this case, 'машинке' refers to a sewing machine in the prepositional case (indicating location or context about the object).

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