No. 17,040 in Russian
спим
"We sleep."
In a sentence
Мы спим ночью.
We sleep at night.
Indicates the simple present tense, describing a habitual action of sleeping at night.
Когда мы спим, наш мозг отдыхает.
When we sleep, our brain rests.
Demonstrates the ongoing action within a conditional framework, showing the association between sleeping and resting.
Сегодня мы спим на новом месте.
Today we are sleeping in a new place.
Expresses a specific occurrence of the action, emphasizing the unusual or singular event of sleeping at a new location.
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