No. 15,335 in Russian
потеряв
"Having lost."
In a sentence
Потеряв ключи, она не могла открыть дверь.
Having lost the keys, she couldn't open the door.
"Потеряв" functions as a participle describing the state of having lost something (the keys).
Он почувствовал себя одиноким, потеряв близкого друга.
He felt lonely after losing a close friend.
Here, "потеряв" sets the condition (losing a close friend) which caused him to feel lonely.
Потеряв работу, он решил открыть собственное дело.
After losing his job, he decided to start his own business.
"Потеряв" serves to introduce the reason or condition that led to the ensuing action (starting his own business).
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