No. 2,988 in Russian
доверять
To trust.
In a sentence
Я доверяю друзьям свои тайны.
I entrust my secrets to my friends.
In this sentence, 'доверять' means 'to entrust or to place confidence in' and is used with the dative case to indicate to whom the trust is given.
Ребёнок доверяет своей матери.
The child trusts their mother.
Here, 'доверять' is used in the sense of 'to trust,' expressing emotional or relational trust between individuals, typically requiring the dative case.
Важно доверять профессионалам в сложных вопросах.
It is important to trust professionals in complex matters.
In this instance, 'доверять' implies 'to rely on' or 'to have faith in,' suggesting reliance on someone's expertise or authority in a general context.
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