No. 16,556 in Russian
свидетельствующие
"Testifying" or "witnessing."
In a sentence
Эти факты, свидетельствующие о его невиновности, должны быть тщательно проверены.
These facts, testifying to his innocence, need to be carefully verified.
Here, 'свидетельствующие' acts as a participle describing 'facts', indicating they are proving something related.
Свидетельствующие документы были окрашены временем и казались древними.
The documents testifying were marked by time and appeared ancient.
In this example, 'свидетельствующие' qualifies 'documents', highlighting their function of providing evidence.
Но свидетельствующие глаза его друга говорили обратное.
But the testifying eyes of his friend said otherwise.
The word 'свидетельствующие' in this sentence is applied to 'eyes', metaphorically stating they provide evidence or convey information.
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