этим

This is the 192nd most frequent Russian word.

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этим

The Russian word "этим" means "this" or "that" in the instrumental case.


In this sentence, 'этим' is used as an instrumental case form of the demonstrative pronoun 'этот' (this), meaning 'with this' or 'using this'.

Я могу помочь вам этим.

I can help you with this.


Here, 'этим' corresponds to 'this result' in the instrumental case, as the adjective and noun usually align in case usage in Russian.

Ты доволен этим результатом?

Are you satisfied with this result?


In this case, 'этим' functions as 'this' in the instrumental case, reflecting the relationship with the action of 'working on'.

Они занимаются этим проектом уже год.

They have been working on this project for a year already.