No. 5,242 in Russian
обратном
"Обратном" means "reverse" or "opposite" (in the prepositional case).
In a sentence
В обратном случае, я бы согласился.
In the opposite case, I would have agreed.
The word 'обратном' here is used in the sense of 'opposite', specifying the case where the conditions are reversed.
Он думает об обратном пути домой.
He is thinking about the return journey home.
The word 'обратном' in this context means 'return' and refers to the way back home.
Мы говорили о его обратном решении.
We talked about his reversed decision.
Here, 'обратном' describes the decision being reversed or contrary to the previous state.
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