No. 1,417 in Russian
городу
"Dative case of 'город', meaning 'to the city' or 'for the city'."
In a sentence
Я отправился к городу, чтобы полюбоваться его архитектурой.
I went towards the city to admire its architecture.
The dative case 'городу' is used here as it specifies the direction of motion towards the city.
Я скучаю по городу, где провел свои юношеские годы.
I miss the city where I spent my youth years.
The prepositional sense 'по' governs the dative case 'городу' to express longing or missing.
Проект был посвящён городу и его жителям.
The project was dedicated to the city and its residents.
Here, 'городу' appears in the dative case due to the verb 'посвящён,' indicating the recipient of the dedication.
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