No. 566 in Russian
гостей
"Гостей" means "guests" (genitive or accusative plural form of "гость").
In a sentence
Мы приготовили ужин для гостей.
We prepared dinner for the guests.
Here, 'гостей' is the genitive plural form of 'гость', used with the preposition 'для' to indicate 'for whom' the dinner was prepared.
Вчера у нас было много гостей.
Yesterday we had many guests.
In this example, 'гостей' is used in the genitive plural case, functioning with the word 'много' to express 'many of something.'
Я встретил гостей у дверей.
I met the guests at the door.
Here, 'гостей' serves as the accusative plural form of 'гость', indicating the direct object of the verb 'встретил'—the individuals who were met.
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