No. 461 in Russian
раза
The Russian word "раза" means "times" (plural of occurrence).
In a sentence
Я видел этот фильм два раза.
I have seen this movie twice.
The word 'раза' is used here in the genitive singular form to indicate the number of times an action occurred, specifically aligning with the numeral 'два' (two).
Он сделал это в два раза быстрее.
He did it twice as fast.
Here, 'раза' is part of an expression denoting a comparative increase, implying multiplication or proportionality of effort or speed by a factor of two.
На этот раз я постараюсь лучше.
This time, I will try harder.
In this sentence, 'раз' refers to an occasion or instance, and its specificity ('На этот раз') indicates the context of the current occurrence.
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