No. 3,813 in Russian
it
The Russian word "it" does not exist; "it" is translated to Russian as "оно" (neuter), "он" (he), or "она" (she), depending on gender.
In a sentence
Это моя книга.
This is my book.
In this sentence, 'это' refers to 'this' as a demonstrative pronoun introducing an item.
Мне это нравится.
I like it.
Here, 'это' serves as the object of the verb 'нравится', referring to something liked.
Он сказал, что это важно.
He said that it is important.
In this example, 'это' is used in the context of stating importance, serving as a neutral subject pointing to a concept.
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