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No. 13,148 in Russian

мертвых

"Мертвых" means "dead" (genitive plural).

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  • Книга о мертвых всегда есть в библиотеке.

    The book about the dead is always in the library.

    Here, 'мертвых' is used as an adjective in the genitive case describing the plural noun 'о мертвых' (about the dead).

  • Они вспоминали мертвых на церемонии.

    They remembered the dead at the ceremony.

    In this sentence, 'мертвых' functions as a noun in the plural form, referring to people who are deceased.

  • Мы видели мертвых деревьев в лесу.

    We saw dead trees in the forest.

    Here, 'мертвых' is an adjective describing the plural noun 'деревьев' (trees), implying that the trees are no longer living.

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