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Russian Text:
В этой тихой деревне время движется медленно.

English Translation:
In this peaceful village, time moves slowly.

Grammar Notes:
### Sentence: В этой тихой деревне время движется медленно.

#### Word-by-word Breakdown and Grammar:

1. В (v)
- Translation: "In"
- Grammar: Preposition. Used with the prepositional case to indicate location.

2. этой (etoy)
- Translation: "this"
- Grammar: Demonstrative pronoun in the prepositional case, feminine singular. It agrees with the noun деревне, which is also in the prepositional case.

3. тихой (tikhoi)
- Translation: "quiet"
- Grammar: Adjective, feminine singular in the prepositional case, agreeing with деревне. The nominative form is тихая.

4. деревне (derevne)
- Translation: "village"
- Grammar: Noun, feminine singular in the prepositional case. The nominative form is деревня.

5. время (vremya)
- Translation: "time"
- Grammar: Noun, neuter singular in the nominative case (subject of the sentence).
- Note: время is an irregular noun with a unique declension pattern.

6. движется (dvizhetsya)
- Translation: "moves"
- Grammar: Verb, third-person singular, present tense, reflexive.
- Infinitive: двигаться ("to move").
- Reflexive ending -ся indicates an action performed by the subject on itself or the absence of an object.

7. медленно (medlenno)
- Translation: "slowly"
- Grammar: Adverb. Modifies the verb движется.

#### Grammar Tips:
1. Prepositional Case:
The prepositional case is often used after prepositions like в ("in") and на ("on") to indicate location. Adjectives and nouns must agree in case, number, and gender.

2. Reflexive Verbs:
Reflexive verbs like двигаться use -ся (or -сь after vowels). Reflexive forms often indicate self-directed action or a passive meaning.

3. Adjective Agreement:
Adjectives like тихой must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Here, тихой is in the feminine singular prepositional case to match деревне.

#### Related Words:
1. село (selo) – "village" (alternative to деревня).
2. медлительный (medlitel'nyi) – "slow" (adjective form).
3. движение (dvizhenie) – "movement" (noun form of двигаться).
4. быстро (bystro) – "quickly" (opposite of медленно).

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