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No. 5,218 in Russian

нём

"Нём" is the prepositional case form of "он" (he) or "оно" (it), meaning "him" or "it" in the context of prepositions.

In a sentence

  • Я думаю о нём каждый день.

    I think about him every day.

    The word "нём" is used as the prepositional pronoun meaning 'him,' referring to a masculine singular noun in the prepositional case after the preposition 'о'.

  • Книга на нём, а не на столе.

    The book is on it, not on the table.

    The word "нём" is used as a prepositional pronoun meaning 'it,' referring to a masculine singular noun (e.g., a surface) in the prepositional case after the preposition 'на'.

  • Мы говорим о нём каждый раз.

    We talk about him every time.

    The word "нём" is used as a prepositional pronoun meaning 'him,' referring to a masculine singular noun in the prepositional case after the preposition 'о'.

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