No. 824 in Russian
предварительным
"Preliminary" or "prior."
In a sentence
Мы получили предварительный отчет о проекте.
We received the preliminary report about the project.
Here, 'предварительный' (preliminary) is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'отчет' (report), describing it as an initial version.
Его предварительное согласие было важным этапом переговоров.
His preliminary consent was an important stage in the negotiations.
In this sentence, 'предварительное' (preliminary) describes 'согласие' (consent), indicating it is given at an earlier stage.
Для решения задачи потребовалось провести предварительный анализ.
A preliminary analysis was required to solve the problem.
In this usage, 'предварительный' (preliminary) modifies 'анализ' (analysis), showing that the analysis was a preparatory step.
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