No. 18,479 in Russian
являюсь
"I am" or "I exist" (first-person singular form of "являться" - to be).
In a sentence
Я являюсь студентом университета.
I am a university student.
In this sentence, "являюсь" is used to state one's status or profession.
Он кажется серьёзным, но на самом деле не является таким.
He seems serious, but he is not actually such.
Here "является" indicates negation of being a certain quality or state.
Это место является важной исторической достопримечательностью.
This place is an important historical landmark.
"Является" expresses that the subject holds a specific characteristic or importance.
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