No. 1,247 in Russian
особого
"Special" or "particular."
In a sentence
Этот случай требует особого подхода.
This case requires a special approach.
Here, "особого" is used as an adjective in the genitive case associated with "подхода" to describe it as "special."
У него нет ничего особого.
He has nothing special.
In this sentence, "особого" acts as an adjective in the genitive case linked to "ничего," meaning "special/nothing special."
Мы говорили о чем-то особом.
We were talking about something special.
Here, "особого" refers to "чем-то" and is in the instrumental case, describing "something special."
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