No. 2,663 in Russian
шутки
Jokes.
In a sentence
Мы смеялись над его шутками весь вечер.
We laughed at his jokes all evening.
The word 'шутками' is in the instrumental plural form, indicating the means by which we laughed — and it means 'jokes'.
Шутка, которую он рассказал, была смешной.
The joke he told was funny.
The word 'шутка' is in the singular nominative form, referencing a specific joke that was told.
В этой ситуации шутки неуместны.
In this situation, jokes are inappropriate.
The word 'шутки' is in the nominative plural form, denoting jokes in general as a topic.
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