No. 367 in Ukrainian
російською
"In Russian."
In a sentence
Я говорю російською.
I speak Russian.
In this sentence, the word "російською" is used as an instrumental case adverb modifying the verb "говорю" to indicate the language (Russian) the act of speaking is performed in.
Ця книга написана російською мовою.
This book is written in Russian.
Here, "російською" is part of a phrase "російською мовою," also in instrumental case, to describe the language the book is written in.
Він вчиться розмовляти російською.
He is learning to speak Russian.
The use of "російською" as the instrumental case of "російська" indicates the language he is learning to speak.
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