мокрые

мокрые

"Wet."

In this sentence, "мокрые" is used as an adjective to describe the state of the towels, indicating that they are wet.

Мокрые полотенца лежат на стуле.

The wet towels are lying on the chair.

Here, "мокрыми" is used in the instrumental plural form to describe the state of the children after playing.

Дети играли в лужах и пришли домой мокрыми.

The children played in the puddles and came home wet.

In this sentence, "мокрые" is again an adjective in the plural nominative form, describing the condition of the streets after the rain.

После дождя улицы были мокрые и скользкие.

After the rain, the streets were wet and slippery.