No. 953 in Russian
сложно
"Сложно" means "difficult" or "complex."
In a sentence
Здесь слишком сложно ориентироваться.
It's too difficult to navigate here.
In this sentence, 'сложно' is used as an adverb to describe the level of difficulty of navigating a location.
Он объяснил задачу так сложно, что никто не понял.
He explained the problem so complicatedly that no one understood.
Here, 'сложно' functions as an adverb modifying the verb to imply that the style of explanation was complex and challenging to follow.
Этот текст сложно написать за час.
It's difficult to write this text in an hour.
In this example, 'сложно' is used adverbially to indicate the challenging nature of completing the task within the given timeframe.
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