No. 499 in Russian
странах
"Странах" is the prepositional plural form of "страна," meaning "countries."
In a sentence
Я путешествовал по разным странам.
I traveled through different countries.
'странам' is in dative plural form, used with the preposition 'по' to indicate direction and location across the mentioned entities.
В некоторых странах климат значительно отличается.
In some countries, the climate differs significantly.
'странах' is in prepositional plural form, used to specify the location within the mentioned entities.
Развитие технологий наблюдается во многих странах.
The development of technologies is observed in many countries.
'странах' is in prepositional plural form, used with 'во' to denote location within the entities referenced.
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