No. 668 in Russian
села
The Russian word "села" can mean: 1. "Villages" (plural of "село"). 2. "Sat down" (past tense of "сесть" for a feminine subject).
In a sentence
Она села на стул.
She sat on the chair.
Here, 'села' is the past tense, feminine singular form of the verb 'сесть', indicating that a female subject took a sitting position.
Села маленькая деревня на холме.
A small village settled on the hill.
In this context, 'села' is a noun in the nominative plural form, meaning 'villages', indicating the subject of the sentence referring to multiple small settlements.
После дождя села машина.
After the rain, the car sank.
Here, 'села' as a verb means the car 'sank' or lowered, emphasizing a result of external conditions affecting the subject.
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