лезвию

This is the 12898th most frequent Russian word.


лезвию

"Лезвию" is the dative case form of "лезвие," meaning "blade" in English.


In this instance, 'лезвию' is used metaphorically to describe a precarious situation, in the dative case as part of the prepositional structure.

Прими осторожность, ведь ты ходишь по тонкому лезвию.

Exercise caution, as you are walking on a thin edge.


Here, 'лезвие' is in the nominative case, serving as the subject of the sentence.

Это лезвие мне больше не нужно.

I no longer need this blade.


Here, 'лезвием' is used in the instrumental case to denote the tool used for cutting.

Я острым лезвием порезал бумагу.

I cut the paper with a sharp blade.