No. 397 in Russian
работников
"Workers" or "employees."
In a sentence
Мы наняли новых работников для нашего офиса.
We hired new employees for our office.
In this sentence, 'работников' is in the accusative plural form, as it is the direct object of the verb 'наняли' (hired), referring to multiple people employed by the office.
Количество работников на предприятии сократилось.
The number of workers at the enterprise has decreased.
Here, 'работников' is in the genitive plural form, used to show possession or relation, describing the group of workers related to the enterprise.
Права работников защищены законом.
The rights of workers are protected by law.
In this context, 'работников' appears in the genitive plural form, indicating the possessive relationship between the 'права' (rights) and the workers.
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