No. 9,998 in Russian
арбитру
"Арбитру" means "to the referee" or "to the arbiter" (dative case of "арбитр").
In a sentence
Арбитру было нелегко принять это решение.
It was difficult for the referee to make this decision.
The word 'арбитру' refers to the dative case of 'арбитор', meaning 'to the referee', and indicates the indirect object.
Мяч был передан арбитру для проверки.
The ball was given to the referee for inspection.
Here, 'арбитру' is used in the dative case to indicate the recipient of the action (the referee).
Игрок обратился к арбитру с просьбой пересмотреть его решение.
The player approached the referee with a request to review their decision.
The word 'арбитру' again appears in the dative case, denoting to whom the player is directing their request.
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