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No. 14,723 in Russian

пехотой

"Пехотой" means "by infantry" or "infantry" in the instrumental case.

In a sentence

  • Войска состояли из кавалерии и пехоты.

    The troops consisted of cavalry and infantry.

    Here, 'пехоты' refers to a branch of the military specifically foot soldiers or infantry.

  • Перед нами двигалась колонна с пехотой.

    A column of infantry was moving ahead of us.

    In this sentence, 'пехотой' indicates the presence of infantry as part of a moving column.

  • Звания в армии пехоты различаются по обязанностям.

    Ranks in the infantry army differ according to duties.

    Here, 'пехоты' signifies the specific army branch comprised of foot soldiers.

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