No. 2,519 in Russian
радовать
To delight or please.
In a sentence
Меня радуют успехи моих студентов.
The successes of my students make me happy.
In this sentence, 'радовать' is used in the form 'радуют' as the plural third person to mean 'bring joy.'
Она радует детей своими рассказами.
She delights the children with her stories.
Here, 'радовать' is used to describe the act of making someone happy, with an emphasis on the cause, which is her stories.
Эти подарки всегда радуют глаз.
These gifts are always pleasing to the eye.
'Радовать' in this case implies causing visual pleasure or aesthetic joy.
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