No. 17,406 in Russian
теннисистов
Tennis players.
In a sentence
Тренер готовит теннисистов к важным соревнованиям.
The coach trains the tennis players for the important competition.
Here, 'теннисистов' is used in the accusative plural case as it is the direct object of the verb 'готовит', indicating whom the action is directed towards.
Во время турнира судья внимательно следил за движениями теннисистов.
During the tournament, the referee closely observed the movements of the tennis players.
In this sentence, 'теннисистов' is in the genitive plural case, linked with the preposition 'за' to show possession or association.
Ракетки теннисистов были проверены перед игрой.
The tennis players' rackets were checked before the game.
Here, 'теннисистов' is in the genitive plural case to indicate possession or relationship in the context of the rackets.
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