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    A quick question.

    Does this:
    Он потерял их во время войны.

    mean:
    He lost them during/at the time of the war (during/at war time)

    ?

    Also, what are (if any) other common uses of "во время + time/something/etc..." ?

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    Does this:
    Он потерял их во время войны.

    mean:
    He lost them during/at the time of the war (during/at war time
    )
    Yes, it does. Your sentence and translation are correct. Well, I don't know if there are any other common uses of во время + time.

    Maybe,
    во время еды, во время ужина, во время урока
    But these word combinations seem to concern the same use as you mentioned.
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    thanks!

    those examples should come in handy
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    In the example you gave, what does the word их mean/do?

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    I guess he meant someone's parents/relatives.
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    2andrewsco,

    Их is the accusitive form of Они, which means 'them'. Its the direct object of the verb 'потерял', so it has to be in the accusitive case.

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