No. 291 in Ukrainian
тисячі
"Тисячі" in English means "thousands."
In a sentence
Тисячі людей зібралися на площі для святкування.
Thousands of people gathered in the square for celebration.
Here, 'тисячі' (thousands) is a numeral noun used to quantify people and indicates a large quantity.
Він заощадив тисячі гривень для подорожі.
He saved thousands of hryvnias for the trip.
'Тисячі' (thousands) is used metaphorically to emphasize a significant sum of money.
Ця старовина книгарня має історію з тисячі років.
This antiquarian bookstore has a thousand-year history.
The word 'тисячі' (of thousand) is a plural genitive form of the numeral 'тисяча' when describing the duration or quantity.
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