No. 289 in Russian
самым
The word "самым" is the instrumental singular form of "самый," meaning "the most" or "the very" (used for emphasis).
In a sentence
Он достиг успеха самым разумным способом.
He achieved success in the most reasonable way.
In this sentence, 'самым' is used as an instrumental case of the superlative of the adjective 'разумный,' emphasizing the described attribute.
Это самый красивый город, который я когда-либо видел.
This is the most beautiful city I have ever seen.
Here, 'самый' is used as the superlative form of the adjective 'красивый,' describing the city's beauty as unparalleled.
Самым важным для нее было здоровье.
The most important thing for her was health.
In this context, 'самым' is employed in the instrumental case as part of the predicate nominative to denote the supreme importance of health to the subject.
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