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No. 14,239 in Russian

основателя

"Основателя" means "founder" in English.

In a sentence

  • Я читал книгу об основателе компании.

    I read a book about the company's founder.

    Here, 'основателя' is in the genitive case due to the preposition 'об', and it denotes the person who established the company.

  • Многие отмечают достижения основателя университета.

    Many highlight the achievements of the university's founder.

    'Основателя' is in the genitive case, indicating possession, showing that the achievements belong to the founder (of the university).

  • Мы встретились с основателем нового движения.

    We met with the founder of the new movement.

    Here, 'основателя' appears in the instrumental case, after the preposition 'с', describing that they met the individual who started the movement.

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