No. 17,725 in Russian
удручающим
Depressing; discouraging.
In a sentence
Его вид был удручающим.
His appearance was discouraging.
Here, "удручающим" describes the appearance of a person as something that induces a feeling of discouragement or sorrow, used as an adjective in the instrumental case.
Этот текст показался мне удручающим.
This text seemed depressing to me.
In this sentence, "удручающим" characterizes the text and its impact on the speaker's emotions, using the adjective again in the instrumental case after "показаться".
Вы говорите об удручающих последствиях этого решения.
You are talking about the disheartening consequences of this decision.
Here, "удручающих" modifies "последствиях," explaining the nature of the consequences as demoralizing or saddening, functioning as an adjective.
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