No. 10,271 in Russian
больному
"Больному" means "to the sick person" or "to the patient" in the dative case.
In a sentence
Врач передал лекарства больному.
The doctor handed the medicine to the patient.
In this sentence, 'больному' is used in the dative case to indicate the recipient of the action: the patient who is receiving the medicine.
Помощь была оказана больному человеку.
Assistance was given to the sick person.
Here, 'больному' functions as an adjective in the dative case, modifying 'человеку' to specify that the person receiving help is sick.
Важно уделить внимание больному животному.
It is important to pay attention to the sick animal.
In this example, 'больному' is used in the dative case to describe the animal that needs attention, emphasizing its condition as sick.
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