No. 5,975 in Russian
серой
"Серой" means "gray" (color) in English.
In a sentence
Она носит серой шарф.
She is wearing a grey scarf.
In this sentence, 'серой' is the instrumental case of the adjective 'серый,' agreeing with 'шарф' (scarf) to describe its color.
Мы гуляли по серой улице.
We walked along the grey street.
Here, 'серой' is used in the prepositional case to agree with 'улице' (street), indicating the color when referring to a location.
Я принес книгу в серой обложке.
I brought a book with a grey cover.
'Серой' in this context is in the prepositional case, modifying 'обложке' (cover), describing the attribute of the cover's color.
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