No. 3,756 in Russian
цветами
"Цветами" means "flowers" (instrumental plural form).
In a sentence
Мама украшала стол цветами.
Mom was decorating the table with flowers.
In this sentence, 'цветами' is the instrumental plural form, indicating that flowers are the means by which the table is being decorated.
Мы любовались цветами в саду.
We admired the flowers in the garden.
Here, 'цветами' is the instrumental plural form, used to describe the means or tool for the admiration.
Картина была написана яркими цветами.
The painting was done with bright colors.
In this usage, 'цветами' represents the means by which the painting was created, specifically referring to colors.
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