No. 17,962 in Russian
фан
Fan (enthusiast or admirer).
In a sentence
Мы занимаемся этим проектом просто для фана.
We are working on this project just for fun.
In this sentence, 'фан' is used to mean 'fun,' a casual enjoyment or pastime.
Он купил себе новый фан для коллекции.
He bought himself a new fan for his collection.
Here, 'фан' refers to a physical fan, likely an item used for cooling or as part of a collection, depending on the omitted noun context.
Ты слышал, какие фанаты пришли вчера?
Did you hear what fans came yesterday?
In this instance, 'фанаты' is derived from 'фан' and means 'fans,' referring to people who admire or support something or someone.
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