No. 3,472 in Russian
простых
The word "простых" is the genitive plural or accusative plural (animate) form of "простой" and means "simple" or "plain."
In a sentence
В жизни простых людей есть много интересного.
In the lives of ordinary people, there is a lot of interesting things.
Here, 'простых' is used as an adjective to describe 'людей' (people), meaning 'ordinary' or 'simple'.
Я объясню это даже на самом простых примерах.
I will explain this even with the simplest examples.
In this sentence, 'простых' is used to qualify 'примерах' (examples), implying simplicity or ease of understanding.
Учёный старается избегать простых ошибок.
A scientist tries to avoid simple mistakes.
Here, 'простых' describes 'ошибок' (mistakes), denoting something that is uncomplicated or basic.
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