flying

flying

The Russian word for "flying" is «летающий» and it means "able to fly" or "moving through the air."

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.

Птица летает в небе.

The bird is flying in the sky.

The word 'пролетающий', derived from 'летать', describes the plane as currently in the act of flying over a city.

Мы увидели самолёт, пролетающий над городом.

We saw a plane flying over the city.

In this context, 'летать' is the concept of flying, describing the capability of a bat to fly as an attribute.

Летучая мышь — это единственное млекопитающее, способное летать.

A bat is the only mammal capable of flying.