No. 465 in Russian
смерти
The Russian word "смерти" means "of death" in English.
In a sentence
Он ничего не боялся, кроме смерти.
He feared nothing except death.
In this sentence, 'смерти' is the genitive singular form of 'смерть', indicating possession or relation, in this case referring to the concept of death.
После трагедии они долго обсуждали причины смерти.
After the tragedy, they discussed the causes of death for a long time.
Here, 'смерти' is in the genitive singular case, used to express the cause or origin, in this context referring to the cause of death.
У неё было выражение, словно она увидела смерти.
She had an expression as if she had seen deaths.
In this case, 'смерти' is the plural genitive form of 'смерть', which is used to imply multiple instances of death.
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