No. 104 in Russian
находится
"Is located" or "is situated."
In a sentence
Книга находится на столе.
The book is on the table.
In this sentence, 'находится' is used to indicate the physical location of an object.
Он находится в Москве уже два дня.
He has been in Moscow for two days now.
Here, 'находится' implies presence or being situated somewhere over a period of time.
Вопрос находится в стадии обсуждения.
The question is in the stage of discussion.
In this context, 'находится' refers to a state or condition that something is currently experiencing.
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