No. 17,396 in Russian
темно
Dark.
In a sentence
В комнате было слишком темно, чтобы увидеть что-нибудь.
It was too dark in the room to see anything.
«темно» is used to describe the insufficient lighting condition in the room.
Темно-синий цвет нравится мне больше, чем светлый.
I prefer dark blue to light blue.
«темно» is used as a prefix attached to «синий», together forming a compound adjective meaning 'dark blue'.
Стало темно, когда солнце зашло за горизонт.
It became dark when the sun went behind the horizon.
«темно» is used to describe the state of darkness that occurred due to the sunset.
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