No. 1,343 in Russian
хорошим
"Хорошим" means "good" in the instrumental case.
In a sentence
Он всегда был хорошим другом.
He has always been a good friend.
Here, "хорошим" is used as an adjectival participle in the instrumental case to describe the noun "другом" (friend).
Становиться хорошим человеком — это цель многих.
Becoming a good person is the goal of many.
In this sentence, "хорошим" is in the instrumental case, serving as a predicate adjective with "становиться" (to become).
Мы обсуждали, какой выбор будет хорошим.
We discussed which choice would be good.
Here, "хорошим" is in the instrumental case, used to describe the hypothetical noun implied in the discussion context.
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