No. 13,635 in Russian
неизвестного
"Unknown."
In a sentence
Он оказался перед лицом неизвестного.
He found himself facing the unknown.
In this sentence, 'неизвестного' (the unknown) is used as a noun derived from 'неизвестный', emphasizing something abstract or unfamiliar.
Мы встретили человека с неизвестного нам острова.
We met a person from an island unknown to us.
Here, 'неизвестного' serves as an adjective modifying 'острова' (island), denoting that the island is not known to the speaker or group described.
Писатель получил вдохновение из неизвестного источника.
The writer received inspiration from an unknown source.
In this example, 'неизвестного' functions as an adjective describing 'источника' (source), characterizing it as unspecified or undefined.
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