No. 17,317 in Russian
сыпать
To pour or sprinkle (granular substances).
In a sentence
Маленький мальчик любит сыпать песок на пол.
The little boy likes to pour sand on the floor.
In this sentence, 'сыпать' is used to describe the action of pouring or sprinkling a loose substance (sand).
Рано утром снег начал сыпать из облаков.
Early in the morning, snow began to fall from the clouds.
Here, 'сыпать' illustrates the act of something (like snow) falling loosely and freely from above.
Она решила сыпать сахар в чай вместо меда.
She decided to pour sugar into the tea instead of honey.
In this example, 'сыпать' is used to describe the action of adding sugar, a granular substance, into a liquid.
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