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No. 8,550 in Russian

обещаний

"Обещаний" is the genitive plural form of "обещание," meaning "promise" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ещё один день прошел без выполненных обещаний.

    Another day passed without fulfilled promises.

    Here, 'обещаний' is the Genitive plural form of the noun 'обещание' (promise), used to describe the absence of promises being fulfilled.

  • Он произнес несколько обещаний на собрании.

    He made several promises at the meeting.

    In this case, 'обещаний' is again the Genitive plural, indicating the quantity of promises that were expressed.

  • Мы живем в мире неисполнимых обещаний.

    We live in a world of unfulfilled promises.

    Here, 'обещаний' is used as the Genitive plural with an adjective ('неисполнимых'), forming a descriptive phrase about the nature of the promises.

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