No. 3,852 in Russian
автору
"To the author" (dative case of "автор").
In a sentence
Рецензент дал автору положительный отзыв.
The reviewer gave the author positive feedback.
Here, 'автору' is in the dative case, indicating the recipient of the action 'gave'.
Книга принадлежит автору.
The book belongs to the author.
'автору' is in the dative case, used after 'принадлежит' to indicate possession.
Я посоветовал автору изменить концовку.
I advised the author to change the ending.
The word 'автору' is in the dative case here, showing the indirect object of the verb 'advised'.
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