No. 5,935 in Russian
самую
"Самую" is the feminine accusative singular form of "самый," meaning "the most" or "the very."
In a sentence
Я выбрал самую интересную книгу.
I chose the most interesting book.
The word 'самую' is used here as the feminine accusative singular form of 'самый,' meaning 'the most,' indicating that the adjective 'interesting' describes the noun 'book' with a superlative degree.
Мы отправились к самой высокой горе.
We went to the highest mountain.
In this sentence, 'самой' is the feminine dative singular form of 'самый,' used in correlation with the noun 'горе' indicating location.
Это самая красивая вещь, которую я видел.
This is the most beautiful thing I have seen.
Here, 'самая' is the feminine nominative singular form of 'самый,' describing the superlative quality of the noun 'вещь.'
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