No. 9,685 in Russian
честный
Honest.
In a sentence
Он всегда был честным человеком.
He has always been an honest person.
Here, 'честным' (chestnym) is used as an adjective to describe 'человеком' (chelovekom), denoting a person who is truthful and adheres to moral principles.
Честно говоря, я не ожидал такого результата.
Honestly speaking, I did not expect such a result.
In this case, 'честно' (chestno) is used as an adverb modifying 'говоря' (govorya), indicating the manner of speaking with sincerity.
Она честно выиграла соревнование.
She fairly won the competition.
Here, 'честно' (chestno) is used as an adverb to describe the action 'выиграла' (vyigrala), emphasizing that the victory was achieved in a fair and just manner.
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