No. 109 in Russian
почти
Almost.
In a sentence
Я почти закончил домашнее задание.
I almost finished my homework.
The word 'почти' is used here to imply that the action was nearly completed but not entirely.
Почти все согласились с его предложением.
Almost everyone agreed with his proposal.
In this sentence, 'почти' modifies the subject to indicate that the majority, but not all, fit the description.
Она пришла почти вовремя.
She arrived almost on time.
Here, 'почти' is used to describe a time-related context, indicating slight deviation from being punctual.
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