No. 249 in Russian
недели
The Russian word "недели" means "weeks" (genitive singular or nominative/accusative plural of "неделя").
In a sentence
На этой неделе будет встреча.
There will be a meeting this week.
The word "недели" is used here in the genitive singular form to indicate a specific within a week ('of this week').
Я отсутствовал несколько недель.
I was absent for several weeks.
The word "недели" appears here in the genitive plural form, used after "несколько" (several) to indicate duration.
Первые недели весны особенно красивые.
The first weeks of spring are especially beautiful.
Here, "недели" is used in the nominative plural form as the subject of the sentence, referring to several weeks during spring.
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