No. 13,146 in Russian
меняя
"Меняя" means "changing" or "while changing."
In a sentence
Меняя старую лампочку на новую, он сразу заметил, как стало светло.
By changing the old bulb to a new one, he immediately noticed how bright it became.
Here 'меняя' is a verbal adverb derived from 'менять', indicating the action of replacing or swapping occurring simultaneously with noticing the brightness.
Девушка прошлась по рынку, меняя один товар на другой.
The girl walked through the market, exchanging one item for another.
In this sentence, 'меняя' represents the action of trading items, modifying the walking on the market.
Они вели разговор, меняя тему каждые пять минут.
They were having a conversation, changing the topic every five minutes.
The word 'меняя' here indicates the continuous action of changing the topic during the conversation.
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