No. 17,316 in Russian
сыновей
"Сыновей" means "of sons" or "sons'" (genitive plural in Russian).
In a sentence
Он гордится своими сыновьями.
He is proud of his sons.
The word 'сыновьями' is the instrumental plural form of 'сыновья' (sons), indicating the means or companionship in the sentence.
Я видел сыновей у школы.
I saw the sons near the school.
The word 'сыновей' is the accusative plural form of 'сыновья' (sons), used as the direct object of the sentence.
Отец рассказывал о своих сыновьях.
The father was talking about his sons.
The word 'сыновьях' is the prepositional plural form of 'сыновья' (sons), used after the preposition 'о' to indicate the topic of conversation.
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