No. 18,369 in Russian
экскаватором
"Экскаватором" means "excavator" in English, referring to a construction machine used for digging and moving earth.
In a sentence
Мы копаем яму экскаватором.
We are digging a pit with an excavator.
The word "экскаватором" is instrumental case, indicating the tool or means used for digging.
С помощью экскаватора выровняли землю.
With the help of the excavator, they leveled the ground.
Here, "экскаватором" implies its role as the assistant tool in the action of leveling the ground.
Экскаватором можно копать и переносить землю.
With an excavator, one can dig and move earth.
The instrumental case "экскаватором" describes the mechanism by which digging and earth moving are performed.
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