No. 3,354 in Russian
подоконнике
"Подоконнике" means "on the windowsill" in English.
In a sentence
Кошка сидит на подоконнике и смотрит на улицу.
The cat is sitting on the windowsill and looking outside.
In this sentence, 'на подоконнике' is used to describe the location where the cat is sitting, utilizing the preposition 'на' with the prepositional case of the noun 'подоконник'.
На подоконнике стоят цветы в красивых горшках.
Flowers in beautiful pots are standing on the windowsill.
Here, 'на подоконнике' indicates the placement of the flowers, again using 'на' to specify the surface they are on.
Я случайно поставил книгу на подоконнике, и она намокла.
I accidentally placed the book on the windowsill, and it got wet.
In this example, 'на подоконнике' shows the location of the book, with 'подоконнике' in the prepositional case after 'на', highlighting the context of the setting.
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