No. 14,472 in Russian
очевидец
Eyewitness.
In a sentence
Он был очевидцем важного события.
He was a witness to an important event.
The word 'очевидец' is used here as a subject referring to a person who witnessed an important event.
Очевидцы описали происходящее очень подробно.
The eyewitnesses described the event in great detail.
In this sentence, 'очевидцы' is used as the plural form of the word, referring to multiple people who saw something happen.
Как очевидец, он мог внести ясность в дело.
As a witness, he could provide clarity to the case.
Here, 'очевидец' plays the role of a predicate nominative, describing the subject's role as someone who witnessed something.
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