No. 3,523 in Russian
редко
Rarely.
In a sentence
Я редко ем сладости.
I rarely eat sweets.
Here, 'редко' modifies the verb 'ем,' indicating the infrequency of the action.
Он редко говорит о своих чувствах.
He rarely talks about his feelings.
In this sentence, 'редко' shows the habitual characteristic of an action happening infrequently.
В наших краях зимой редко бывает тепло.
In our area, it's rarely warm in the winter.
Here, 'редко' is used to describe the uncommon occurrence of a condition or state, modifying 'бывает.'
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