No. 663 in Russian
расследования
Investigations.
In a sentence
Полиция начала расследование преступления.
The police began the investigation of the crime.
Here, 'расследование' is used in the singular form to signify the activity or process of investigating a specific incident, emphasizing its formal and official nature.
Её книга рассказывает о расследованиях журналиста.
Her book tells about the investigations of a journalist.
In this sentence, 'расследованиях' is used in the plural form and instrumental case to describe multiple investigative activities conducted by a journalist, stressing repeated or varied nature of these activities.
Расследования показали, что причина аварии крылась в технической неисправности.
The investigations revealed that the cause of the accident lay in a technical malfunction.
Here, 'расследования' in plural form nominative case is used to indicate the results of multiple investigative actions regarding an incident, highlighting their outcome.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “расследования” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “расследования” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).