No. 11,568 in Russian
дураку
"дураку" means "to a fool" in English.
In a sentence
Только дураку не ясна эта цель.
Only a fool does not understand this purpose.
The word 'дураку', in the dative case here, refers to a fool and conveys the idea of someone to whom the purpose is not clear.
Помоги этому дураку собрать свои вещи.
Help this fool pack his belongings.
Here, 'дураку' is used in the dative case, indicating to whom the help is being directed, namely the fool.
Сказать дураку правду бывает бессмысленно.
Telling the truth to a fool is sometimes pointless.
In this sentence, 'дураку' again appears in the dative case, symbolizing the person receiving the truth, the fool.
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