This is the 8776th most frequent Russian word.
подобная
"Similar" or "such."
Here, "подобная" is used as an adjective in the nominative case, agreeing with the noun "ситуация" (situation) to indicate resemblance or similarity.
Подобная ситуация требует особого внимания.
A similar situation requires particular attention.
In this sentence, "подобную" is used as an adjective in the accusative case, describing the noun "проблему" (problem), showing its likeness to another referenced entity.
Он отметил проблему, подобную обсуждаемой.
He noted a problem similar to the one being discussed.
Here, "подобной" is used as an adjective in the instrumental case to mean "similar" or "alike," describing the noun "картины" (painting).