No. 16,411 in Russian
родственник
Relative; family member.
In a sentence
Мой родственник живет в другом городе.
My relative lives in another city.
In this sentence, 'родственник' is used to denote a family member, indicating a general close familial relationship.
Её родственники приехали на семейное празднование.
Her relatives came for the family celebration.
Here, 'родственники' in plural form refers to a group of family members, emphasizing the collective nature of the relatives.
Мы встретили дальнего родственника на выставке.
We met a distant relative at the exhibition.
In this context, 'родственник' is used with the modifier 'дальний' to specify the type of relative as being less closely related.
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