No. 2,704 in Russian
богу
"Богу" means "to God" in English (dative case of "Бог").
In a sentence
Я молюсь богу о помощи.
I pray to God for help.
In this sentence, 'богу' is used in the dative case, indicating the recipient of the action of the prayer.
Мы доверяем богу наши жизни.
We entrust our lives to God.
Here, 'богу' is again in the dative case, indicating he is the one to whom lives are entrusted.
Всё вручено одному богу.
Everything is entrusted to one God.
In this sentence, 'богу' is in the dative case, used in a passive grammatical construction to denote the entity receiving responsibility.
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