No. 14 in Russian
году
"Году" is the dative or prepositional case form of "год" (year), meaning "in the year" or "to the year" depending on context.
In a sentence
В 2020 году я путешествовал по Европе.
In 2020, I traveled across Europe.
Году here is in the prepositional case to indicate a time point.
Каждому году свой характер.
Each year has its own characteristics.
Году here is in the dative case to match with the preposition каждому.
Я давно не видел такого года.
I haven't seen a year like this for a long time.
Года here is in the genitive case to express the type or kind of year with the adjective такого.
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