No. 69 in Ukrainian
міста
"Міста" in English means "cities."
In a sentence
Київ і Львів — великі міста України.
Kyiv and Lviv are large cities in Ukraine.
Here, 'міста' is the plural nominative form of the word 'місто', meaning 'city', used to list cities in a general statement.
Я подорожувала до багатьох міст, включаючи Одесу і Харків.
I have traveled to many cities, including Odesa and Kharkiv.
In this case, 'міст' is the plural genitive form of 'місто', used after the word 'багатьох' to denote the quantity of cities visited.
Місцеві звичаї змінюються від міста до міста.
Local customs vary from city to city.
Here, 'міста' is the singular genitive form used in the construction 'від ... до ...', which translates to 'from ... to ...'.
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