No. 3,260 in Russian
оказывается
"Turns out" or "appears to be."
In a sentence
Оказывается, они уже приехали.
It turns out, they have already arrived.
Here, 'оказывается' is used to indicate a realization or discovery of a fact that was previously unknown.
Она оказалась хорошим другом.
She turned out to be a good friend.
In this sentence, the word 'оказалась' is used to express the outcome or result of an evaluation of someone's qualities.
Ты оказываешь мне большую поддержку.
You provide me with great support.
Here, 'оказываешь' is used to mean 'to provide or render', showing the active contribution of support to another person.
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