No. 7,466 in Russian
даниилу
"Даниилу" is the dative case of the male name "Даниил," meaning "to Daniil" or "for Daniil."
In a sentence
Я дал книгу Даниилу.
I gave the book to Daniil.
In this sentence, 'Даниилу' is the dative case form of the proper noun 'Даниил'. It is used here to indicate the indirect object of the verb 'дал' (gave), specifying to whom the book was given.
Мы смотрели на Даниила через окно.
We were looking at Daniil through the window.
Here, 'Даниила' is in the accusative case of 'Даниил', marking it as the direct object of the action 'смотрели' (were looking).
Даниил – мой лучший друг.
Daniil is my best friend.
In this instance, 'Даниил' is in the nominative case, acting as the subject of the sentence, performing the action of identification with 'есть' (is, implied in Russian).
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