No. 2,364 in Russian
обещания
Promises.
In a sentence
Он всегда сдерживает свои обещания.
He always keeps his promises.
In this sentence, "обещания" is used as the plural object of a verb, referring to commitments or guarantees made by someone.
Её обещания оказались только словами.
Her promises turned out to be just words.
Here, "обещания" functions as the subject of the sentence, representing commitments or guarantees that were not fulfilled.
Давать обещания легко, но исполнять их трудно.
It's easy to make promises, but hard to keep them.
In this context, "обещания" is used in a general sense to discuss the concept of promises or commitments.
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