No. 6,142 in Russian
судами
"Судами" means "by ships" or "by vessels" in English.
In a sentence
Судами движет ветер.
The ships are propelled by the wind.
In this sentence, 'судами' is the instrumental plural form of 'судно', meaning 'ships', and is used to describe how an action (propelled) is performed with the wind on the ships.
Люди занимаются судами в порту.
People are working with the ships in the port.
Here, 'судами' also represents 'ships' in an instrumental plural form, emphasizing the objects of the activities occurring in or around the port.
Между судами началась гонка.
A race has started between the vessels.
In this usage, 'судами' remains instrumental plural but now describes a relational context, illustrating that the race occurs involving multiple ships.
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