No. 6,577 in Russian
flying
The Russian word for "flying" is «летающий» and it means "able to fly" or "moving through the air."
In a sentence
Птица летает в небе.
The bird is flying in the sky.
Here, 'летает' is the verb form of 'flying' in Russian, meaning 'is flying', used to describe an ongoing action of a bird in the sky.
Летучая мышь — это единственное млекопитающее, способное летать.
A bat is the only mammal capable of flying.
In this context, 'летать' is the concept of flying, describing the capability of a bat to fly as an attribute.
Мы увидели самолёт, пролетающий над городом.
We saw a plane flying over the city.
The word 'пролетающий', derived from 'летать', describes the plane as currently in the act of flying over a city.
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