No. 2,583 in Russian
средствах
The Russian word "средствах" means "means" or "resources" in English.
In a sentence
У нас достаточно средств на счете для покупки.
We have enough funds in the account for the purchase.
In this sentence, 'средствах' is in its derivative form 'средств', serving as the plural genitive of 'средство', meaning 'means' or 'funds', referring to financial resources.
В средствах массовой информации были обсуждены важные вопросы.
Important issues were discussed in the mass media.
Here, 'средствах' is the plural prepositional case of 'средство', signifying 'means' and used to refer to media as means of communication.
Экономия на средствах передвижения позволяет нам больше путешествовать.
Saving on transportation means allows us to travel more.
In this example, 'средствах' is used in the plural prepositional case to mean 'means' or 'methods', referring to modes of transportation.
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